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2 Samuel

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That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
That day day Noun H3117 בַּיֹּ֣ום bai·yo·vm
the battle a battle, war Noun H4421 הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה ham·mil·cha·mah
was very muchness, force, abundance Adjective H3966 מְאֹ֖ד me·'od
severe, hard, severe Adjective H7186 קָשָׁ֥ה ka·shah
and Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵר֙ av·ner
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and the men man Noun H376 וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י ve·'an·shei
of Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yis·ra·'el,
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were beaten to strike, smite Verb H5062 וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף vai·yin·na·gef
before face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֖י lif·nei
the servants slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדֵ֥י av·dei
of David. perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָוִֽד׃ da·vid.
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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 That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
King James Bible That day the And there was a very sore battle was very severe, that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel were beaten Israel, before the servants of David.
Hebrew Greek English That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.