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2 Samuel 4:1

Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.

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ASV

And when Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

KJV

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
מֵ֤תmethe had diedH4191 →
אַבְנֵר֙'av.NerAbnerH74 →
בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.Ronin HebronH2275 →
וַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.Puand they droppedH7503 →
יָדָ֑יוya.Davhands hisH3027 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
נִבְהָֽלוּ׃niv.Ha.luthey were terrifiedH926 →

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Ezra 4:4Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.Jeremiah 6:24We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.Matthew 2:2–3asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the kingJeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!Nehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.Zephaniah 3:16On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.1 Samuel 30:31and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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