17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”(A)

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17 But Abishai(A) son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp(B) of Israel will not be extinguished.(C)

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Yes, the light(A) of the wicked(B) is extinguished;
the flame of his fire does not glow.

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“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)

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17 How often is the lamp(A) of the wicked put out?
Does disaster[a] come on them?
Does he apportion destruction in his anger?

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Footnotes

  1. 21:17 Lit their disaster

17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(A)
    How often does calamity(B) come upon them,
    the fate God allots in his anger?(C)

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The light of the righteous shines brightly,(A)
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.(B)

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The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(A)

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20 Whoever curses his father or mother(A)
his lamp will go out in deep darkness.(B)

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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