Ora ci fu una lunga guerra tra la casa di Saul e la casa di Davide: ma Davide diventava sempre più forte e la casa di Saul diventava sempre più debole. Ci fu una lunga guerra - Frequenti battaglie e scaramucce ebbero luogo tra i seguaci di Davide e i seguaci di Is-Boset, dopo i due anni sopra menzio... [ Continua a leggere ]
E a Davide nacquero figliuoli in Hebron: e il suo primogenito fu Amnon, di Ahinoam la Izreelita;... [ Continua a leggere ]
E il suo secondo, Chileab, di Abigail, moglie di Nabal il Carmelitano; e il terzo, Absalom, figlio di Maacah, figlia di Talmai, re di Ghesur;... [ Continua a leggere ]
E il quarto, Adonia, figlio di Agghit; e il quinto, Sefatia, figlio di Abital;... [ Continua a leggere ]
E il sesto, Ithream, della moglie di Eglah David. Questi nacquero a Davide a Ebron.... [ Continua a leggere ]
E avvenne che, mentre c'era guerra tra la casa di Saul e la casa di Davide, Abner si fece forte per la casa di Saul. Abner si fece forte - Questo rafforzamento di se stesso e l'incontro con la concubina del defunto re erano le prove più evidenti che desiderava impadronirsi del governo. Vedi 1 Re 2:2... [ Continua a leggere ]
E Saul aveva una concubina, il cui nome _era_ Ritspa, figlia di Aiah; e _Isboset_ disse ad Abner: Perché sei entrato dalla concubina di mio padre?... [ Continua a leggere ]
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, _Am_ I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault co... [ Continua a leggere ]
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; Except, as the Lord hath sworn to David - And why did he not do this before, when he knew that God had given the kingdom to David? Was he not now, according to his own concession, fighting against God?... [ Continua a leggere ]
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him. He could not answer Abner a word - Miserable is the lot of a king who is governed by the general of his army, who may strip him of his power and dignity whenever he pleases! Witness the fate of poor Charles I. of England and Louis XV... [ Continua a leggere ]
And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose _is_ the land? saying _also_, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand _shall be_ with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face. Except thou first bring Michal - David had already six wives at Hebron; and none of them could hav... [ Continua a leggere ]
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver _me_ my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. Deliver me my wife - It is supposed that he meant to screen Abner; and to prevent that violence which he might have used in carrying off Michal... [ Continua a leggere ]
And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from _her_ husband, _even_ from Phaltiel the son of Laish.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. Weeping behind her - If genuine affection did not still subsist between David and Michal, it was a pity to have taken her from Phaltiel, who had her to wife from the conjoint aut... [ Continua a leggere ]
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past _to be_ king over you:... [ Continua a leggere ]
Now then do _it_: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. The Lord hath spoken of David - Where is this spoken? Such a promise is not extant. Perhaps it means... [ Continua a leggere ]
And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.... [ Continua a leggere ]
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that _were_ with him a feast.... [ Continua a leggere ]
E Abner disse a Davide: Mi alzerò e andrò, e radunerò tutto Israele presso il re mio signore, affinché possano stringere un'alleanza con te e affinché tu possa regnare su tutto ciò che il tuo cuore desidera. E Davide mandò via Abner; e se ne andò in pace. Andò in pace - David lo congedò in buona fed... [ Continua a leggere ]
Ed ecco, i servi di Davide e Ioab proveniva da _perseguire_ una truppa, e portato in un grande bottino con loro: ma Abner _era_ non con Davide in Ebron; poiché l'aveva mandato via, e se n'era andato in pace.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Quando Joab e tutto l'esercito che _era_ giunsero con lui, hanno detto Ioab, dicendo: Abner figlio di Ner, è venuto dal re, e lo ha mandato via, e se n'è andato in pace.... [ Continua a leggere ]
Allora Joab venne dal re e disse: Che hai fatto? ecco, Abner è venuto da te; perché _è_ esso _che_ tu hai lo mandò via, e lui se n'è andato?... [ Continua a leggere ]
Tu conosci Abner, figlio di Ner, che è venuto per ingannarti, e per conoscere la tua uscita e la tua entrata, e per conoscere tutto ciò che fai.... [ Continua a leggere ]
E quando Joab fu uscito da Davide, mandò dei messaggeri dietro ad Abner, che lo ricondussero dal pozzo di Sirah; ma Davide non _lo_ sapeva .... [ Continua a leggere ]
E quando Abner fu tornato a Ebron, Ioab lo prese da parte alla porta per parlare con lui tranquillamente, e là lo percosse sotto la quinta _costola_ , ed egli morì, per il sangue di Asael suo fratello. E lì lo percosse - Joab temeva che, dopo aver reso a Davide tali servizi essenziali, Abner sarebbe... [ Continua a leggere ]
E in seguito Davide, udito _ciò_ , disse: Io e il mio regno _siamo_ innocenti per sempre davanti all'Eterno per il sangue di Abner, figlio di Ner:... [ Continua a leggere ]
Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. Let it rest on the head - All these verbs may be rendered in the... [ Continua a leggere ]
So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And David said to Joab, and to all the people that _were_ with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David _himself_ followed the bier. David said to Joab - He commanded him to take on him the part of a principal mourner.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? The king lamented over Abner - This lamentation, though short, is very pathetic. It is a high strain of poetry; but the measure cannot be easily ascertained. Our own translation may be measured thus: - Died Abner as a fool diet... [ Continua a leggere ]
Thy hands _were_ not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, _so_ fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And all the people took notice _of it_, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. The people took notice - They saw that the king's grief was sincere, and that he had no part nor device in the murder of Abner: see 2 Samuele 3:37.... [ Continua a leggere ]
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.... [ Continua a leggere ]
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?... [ Continua a leggere ]
And I _am_ this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah _be_ too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. I am this day weak - Had Abner lived, all the tribes of Israel would have been brought under my government. Though anointed kin... [ Continua a leggere ]