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1 Kings 2:32
New English Translation
1 Kings 2:32
New English Translation
32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed;[a] behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he[b]—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
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- 1 Kings 2:32 tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”
- 1 Kings 2:32 tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.”
1 Kings 2:32
New International Version
1 Kings 2:32
New International Version
32 The Lord will repay(A) him for the blood he shed,(B) because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa(C) son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better(D) men and more upright than he.
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