2 Samuel 3:20
What does 2 Samuel 3:20 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 3:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Abner cometh in unto David, to Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David maketh for Abner, and for the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him, a banquet.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he came to David in Hebron with twenty men: and David made a feast for Abner, and his men that came with him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.
Context
v.19And 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 to the whole house of Benjamin.
v.20This passage
v.21And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 1:3
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;
- Genesis 26:30
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
- Genesis 31:54
And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.
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