New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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Now Abner had consultation with the elders of Israel, saying, "In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֣ר av·ner
Analysis:
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had to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 הָיָ֔ה ha·yah,
consultation speech, word Noun H1697 וּדְבַר־ u·de·var-
with the elders old Adjective H2205 זִקְנֵ֥י zik·nei
of Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yis·ra·'el
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saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֑ר le·mor;
"In times also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 גַּם־ gam-
past yesterday, recently, formerly Adverb H8543 תְּמֹול֙ te·mo·vl
you were seeking to seek Verb H1245 מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים me·vak·shim
for David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֛ד da·vid
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to be king king Noun H4428 לְמֶ֖לֶךְ le·me·lech
over upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ a·lei·chem.
you.      

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Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now Abner had consultation with the elders of Israel, saying, "In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.
King James Bible Now And Abner had consultation communication with the elders of Israel, saying, "In Ye sought for David in times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.you:
Hebrew Greek English Now Abner had consultation with the elders of Israel, saying, "In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.