Parallel Verses
NET Bible
You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return and to discover everything that you are doing!"
New American Standard Bible
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you and to learn of
King James Version
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
Holman Bible
You know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to find out about your activities and everything you’re doing.”
International Standard Version
You know Ner's son Abner came to mislead you, to learn your troop movements, and to learn everything you're doing!"
A Conservative Version
Thou know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou do.
American Standard Version
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
Amplified
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he [only] came to deceive you [with flattering words] and to learn of your going out and coming in, and to find out what you are doing.”
Bible in Basic English
Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?
Darby Translation
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou knewest Abner son of Ner, for to deceive thee he came, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all which thou doest
King James 2000
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you. He came to learn about your going out and coming [in] and to know all which you [are] doing."
Modern King James verseion
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou mightest know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to flatter with thee, and to know thy conversation and behaviour, and to know all that thou doest."
New Heart English Bible
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do."
The Emphasized Bible
Thou knowest Abner son of Ner, that, to deceive thee, he came, - and to take knowledge of thy going out, and thy coming in, and to take knowledge of all that thou art doing.
Webster
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going-out and thy coming-in, and to know all that thou doest.
World English Bible
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do."
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast known Abner son of Ner, that to deceive thee he came, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou art doing.'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against abner by joab
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 3:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abner Is Killed
24 So Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Abner has come to you! Why would you send him away? Now he's gone on his way! 25 You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return and to discover everything that you are doing!" 26 Then Joab left David and sent messengers after Abner. They brought him back from the well of Sirah. (But David was not aware of it.)
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:6
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
Isaiah 37:28
I know where you live and everything you do and how you rage against me.
Genesis 42:9
Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!"
Genesis 42:12
"No," he insisted, "but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable."
Genesis 42:16
One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"
Numbers 27:17
who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the Lord may not be like sheep that have no shepherd."
1 Samuel 29:4-6
But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said to him, "Send the man back! Let him return to the place that you assigned him! Don't let him go down with us into the battle, for he might become our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men?
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.
2 Samuel 10:3
the Ammonite officials said to their lord Hanun, "Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, David has sent his servants to you to get information about the city and spy on it so they can overthrow it!"
2 Kings 18:32
until I come and take you to a land just like your own -- a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. Don't listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, "The Lord will rescue us."
Psalm 121:8
The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
John 7:12
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."
John 7:47
Then the Pharisees answered, "You haven't been deceived too, have you?
Romans 2:1
Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.