2 Samuel 3:8

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Summary

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

Am i a dog's head

Do shew

General references

Proverbs 7:26

Proverbs 29:12

Bible References

Am i a dog's head

And he boweth himself, and saith, 'What is thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog -- such as I?'

thou dost not bring a gift of a whore, or a price of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God, for any vow; for the abomination of Jehovah thy God are even both of them.

After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? -- after a dead dog! after one flea!

And Hazael saith, 'But what, is thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?' And Elisha saith, 'Jehovah hath shewed me thee -- king of Aram.'

Do shew

thus doth God to Abner, and thus He doth add to him, surely as Jehovah hath sworn to David -- surely so I do to him:

also heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.'

And Samuel saith unto him, 'Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;

Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

Whom hast thou reproached and reviled? And against whom lifted up the voice? Yea, thou dost lift up on high thine eyes Against the Holy One of Israel.

and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

General references

For many are the wounded she caused to fall, And mighty are all her slain ones.

A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.