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God will severely judge Abner[a] if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him,[b] 10 namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!” 11 Ish Bosheth[c] was unable to answer Abner with even a single word because he was afraid of him.

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:9 tn Heb “So will God do to Abner and so he will add to him.”
  2. 2 Samuel 3:9 tc Heb “has sworn to David.” The LXX, with the exception of the recension of Origen, adds “in this day.”
  3. 2 Samuel 3:11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ish Bosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.