2 Samuel 3:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

thus doth God to Abner, and thus He doth add to him, surely as Jehovah hath sworn to David -- surely so I do to him:

English ASV

God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;

English Amplified

May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David what the Lord has sworn to him,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David what the Lord has sworn to him,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord has sworn to him:

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the LORD swore to him:

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;

English EASY 2024

So I promise you this! Now I will help David to get what the Lord has promised to him. I ask God to punish me if I do not help David!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Lord said he would take the kingdom away from Saul's family and give it to David. I swear, I will make sure that happens. The Lord will make David king of Judah and Israel. He will rule from Dan to Beersheba. "

God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the LORD has sworn to him,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord promised David that he would take the kingdom away from Saul and his descendants and would make David king of both Israel and Judah, from one end of the country to the other. Now may God strike me dead if I don't make this come true!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

May God strike me dead unless I do for David what the Lord had promised him with an oath:

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don't do for David what the LORD swore to him:

English KJV 1611

So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

English LSB

May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as Yahweh has sworn to David, I do not do this for him,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

May God do so to Abner, and more also, for as the Lord has sworn to David, this I will do for him,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

May God do thus and so to Abner if I do not carry out for David what the LORD swore to him--

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the LORD has promised him,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"I will do for David what the Lord promised him with an oath. If I don't, may God punish me greatly.

English NIV

May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD promised him on oath

English NKJ 1982

May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as the Lord has sworn to him—

English NLT

May God deal harshly with me if I don't help David get all that the LORD has promised him!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So may God do to Abner and so may he add to it! For just what the LORD has sworn to David, that will I accomplish for him,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the Lord has sworn to him,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

May God curse me if I don't do everything I can to take away the entire kingdom from

English Tyndale 1537

So do God to Abner and so thereto: except that as the LORD hath sworn to David, I so do to him,

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