| NETBible | May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; 1 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 2 – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. |
| NIV © |
The LORD will repay him for the blood he shed, because without the knowledge of my father David he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better men and more upright than he. |
| NASB © |
"The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. |
| NLT © |
Then the LORD will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father was no party to the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. |
| MSG © |
GOD is avenging those bloody murders on Joab's head. Two men he murdered, men better by far than he ever was: Behind my father's back he brutally murdered Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army. |
| BBE © |
And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upright and better than himself, putting them to the sword without my father’s knowledge; even Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah. |
| NRSV © |
The LORD will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than himself, Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. |
| NKJV © |
"So the LORD will return his blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword––Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah––though my father David did not know it . |
| KJV | And the LORD <03068> shall return <07725> (8689) his blood <01818> upon his own head <07218>_, who fell <06293> (8804) upon two <08147> men <0582> more righteous <06662> and better <02896> than he, and slew <02026> (8799) them with the sword <02719>_, my father <01> David <01732> not knowing <03045> (8804) [thereof, to wit], Abner <074> the son <01121> of Ner <05369>_, captain <08269> of the host <06635> of Israel <03478>_, and Amasa <06021> the son <01121> of Jether <03500>_, captain <08269> of the host <06635> of Judah <03063>_. |
| NASB © |
"The LORD <3068> will return <7725> his blood <1818> on his own head <7218> , because <834> he fell <6293> upon two <8147> men <376> more <4480> righteous <6662> and better <2896> than <4480> he and killed <2026> them with the sword <2719> , while my father <1> David <1732> did not know <3045> it: Abner <74> the son <1121> of Ner <5369> , commander <8269> of the army <6635> of Israel <3478> , and Amasa <6021> the son <1121> of Jether <3500> , commander <8269> of the army <6635> of Judah .<3063> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ apestreqen <654> V-AAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM to <3588> T-ASN aima <129> N-ASN thv <3588> T-GSF adikiav <93> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM eiv <1519> PREP kefalhn <2776> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM wv <3739> CONJ aphnthsen <528> V-AAI-3S toiv <3588> T-DPM dusin <1417> N-NUI anyrwpoiv <444> N-DPM toiv <3588> T-DPM dikaioiv <1342> A-DPM kai <2532> CONJ agayoiv <18> A-DPM uper <5228> PREP auton <846> D-ASM kai <2532> CONJ apekteinen <615> V-AAI-3S autouv <846> D-APM en <1722> PREP romfaia {N-DSF} kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM mou <1473> P-GS dauid {N-PRI} ouk <3364> ADV egnw <1097> V-AAI-3S to <3588> T-ASN aima <129> N-ASN autwn <846> D-GPM ton <3588> T-ASM abennhr {N-PRI} uion <5207> N-ASM nhr {N-PRI} arcistrathgon {N-ASM} israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ ton <3588> T-ASM amessa {N-PRI} uion <5207> N-ASM ieyer {N-PRI} arcistrathgon {N-ASM} iouda <2448> N-PRI |
| NET [draft] ITL | May the Lord <03068> punish <07725> him for the blood <01818> he shed <06293> ; behind <03045> <03808> my father <01> David’s <01732> back <03045> <03808> he struck down and murdered <02026> with the sword <02719> two <08147> men <0376> who were more <04480> innocent <06662> and morally upright <02896> than he– Abner <074> son <01121> of Ner <05369> , commander <08269> of Israel’s <03478> army <06635> , and Amasa <06021> son <01121> of Jether <03500> , commander <08269> of Judah’s <03063> army .<06635> |
| HEBREW | hdwhy <03063> abu <06635> rv <08269> rty <03500> Nb <01121> avme <06021> taw <0853> larvy <03478> abu <06635> rv <08269> rn <05369> Nb <01121> rnba <074> ta <0853> edy <03045> al <03808> dwd <01732> ybaw <01> brxb <02719> Mgrhyw <02026> wnmm <04480> Mybjw <02896> Myqdu <06662> Mysna <0376> ynsb <08147> egp <06293> rsa <0834> wsar <07218> le <05921> wmd <01818> ta <0853> hwhy <03068> byshw (2:32) <07725> |
| NETBible | May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; 1 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 2 – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “The 2 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.” |