Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
Holman Bible
May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him:
International Standard Version
Therefore may God do to me and more also! just as the LORD has promised to David, since I'm doing this for him:
A Conservative Version
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as LORD has sworn to David, I do not even so to him,
American Standard Version
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;
Amplified
May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David just as the Lord has sworn to him,
Darby Translation
So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;
Julia Smith Translation
Thus will God do to Abner, and thus will he add to him, for as Jehovah sware to David that thus I will do to him:
King James 2000
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD has sworn to David, even so I do to him;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus {may God punish Abner}, {if I do not accomplish what Yahweh has sworn to David};
Modern King James verseion
So may God do to Abner, and more also, if I do not do to David as Jehovah has sworn,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So do God to Abner, and so thereto: except that as the LORD hath sworn to David, I so do to him,
NET Bible
God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him,
New Heart English Bible
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not do even so to him;
The Emphasized Bible
So, may God do unto Abner, and, so, may he add to him, - if, as Yahweh hath sworn unto David, even so, I deal not with him;
Webster
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
World English Bible
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I don't do even so to him;
Youngs Literal Translation
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:
Themes
Abner » Alienation of, from the house of saul
Conspiracy » Instances of » Abner, against ish-bosheth
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abner Defects To David's Camp
8 And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman. 9 May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said, 10 And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel said to him, The Lord has taken away the kingdom of Israel from you this day by force, and has given it to a neighbour of yours who is better than you.
1 Kings 19:2
Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
Ruth 1:17
Wherever death comes to you, death will come to me, and there will be my last resting-place; the Lord do so to me and more if we are parted by anything but death.
1 Samuel 28:17
And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;
2 Samuel 3:35
And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!
1 Chronicles 12:23
These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.
1 Samuel 3:17
And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.
1 Samuel 14:44
And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.
1 Samuel 16:1-13
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
1 Samuel 25:22
May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!
Psalm 89:3-4
I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;
Psalm 89:19-20
Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.
Psalm 89:35-37
I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.