2 Samuel 3:39

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Tetapi aku ini sekarang masih lemah, sekalipun sudah diurapi menjadi raja, sedang orang-orang itu, yakni anak-anak Zeruya, melebihi aku dalam kekerasan. Kiranya TUHAN membalas kepada orang yang berbuat jahat setimpal dengan kejahatannya."

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Tetapi aku ini sekarang masih lemah, sekalipun sudah diurapi menjadi raja, sedang orang-orang itu, yakni anak-anak Zeruya, melebihi aku dalam kekerasan. Kiranya TUHAN membalas kepada orang yang berbuat jahat setimpal dengan kejahatannya."

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Tetapi sekarang aku ini lagi lemah, jikalau aku disiram akan raja sekalipun, maka orang itu, yaitu anak-anak Zeruya, lebih kuasa dari padaku; hendaklah kiranya Tuhan juga membalas akan orang jahat itu sekadar kejahatannya!

Contextual Overview

²² And behold, the seruauntes of Dauid and Ioab came from the campe, and brought a great pray with them: (But Abner was not with Dauid in Hebron, for he had sent him away to depart in peace.) ²³ When Ioab and al the hoast that was with him were come, men tolde Ioab, saying: Abner the sonne of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, that he is gone in peace. ²⁴ Then Ioab came to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold, Abner came vnto thee, and why hast thou sent him away, and he is quyte gone? ²⁵ Thou knowest Abner the sonne of Ner, for he came to deceaue thee, and to knowe thy outgoyng and ingoyng, and to knowe all that thou doest. ²⁶ And when Ioab was come out from Dauid, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him againe from the well of Sira, vnknowing to Dauid. ²⁷ And when Abner was come againe to Hebron, Ioab toke him asyde in the gate to speake with him peaceably, and smote him vnder the fyft ribbe, that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother, ²⁸ And when afterwarde it came to Dauids eare, he sayde: I and my kingdome are giltlesse before the Lord for euer concerning the blood of Abner the sonne of Ner. ²⁹ Let the blood fall on the head of Ioab and on all his fathers house, that the house of Ioab be neuer without one or other that hath running issues or leper, or that leaneth on a staffe, or that doth fall on the sword, or that lacketh bread. ³⁰ (So Ioab & Abisai his brother slue Abner, because he had slayne their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battell.) ³¹ And Dauid sayde to Ioab and to all the people that were with him: Rent your clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourne before Abner. And king Dauid him selfe folowed the beere.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am: Exodus 21:12, 2 Chronicles 19:6, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Psalms 75:10, Psalms 101:8, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 25:5

weak: Heb. tender, 1 Chronicles 22:5, Isaiah 7:4, *marg. Romans 13:4

the sons: 1 Chronicles 2:15, 1 Chronicles 2:16

too hard: 2 Samuel 19:6, 2 Samuel 19:7, 2 Samuel 19:13

the Lord: 1 Kings 2:5, 1 Kings 2:6, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:34, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 62:12, 2 Timothy 4:14

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:11 - because 2 Samuel 3:24 - What hast 2 Samuel 4:11 - require 2 Samuel 16:10 - What have 2 Samuel 19:22 - What have 2 Samuel 20:6 - Abishai Job 21:19 - he rewardeth Proverbs 17:26 - to strike Proverbs 19:10 - much Jeremiah 38:5 - for Daniel 6:16 - the king Matthew 8:2 - a leper

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I [am] this day weak, though anointed king,.... Which seems to be given as a reason, or for an excuse why he did not inflict just punishment upon the murderer, according to the law of God, because he was "weak"; not in body or mind, but with respect to the kingdom, that was like a tender branch, or in its infant state; and great care and caution were to be used that it was not overturned: he was a king by unction, not by birth; a son of the late king was yet up against him, and was possessed of the far greater part of the kingdom; he was indeed anointed by Samuel to be king over all Israel; but as yet he was not put into the possession of the kingdom he was anointed to; he was anointed and made king over Judah, and invested with the office of king there, and settled in it; and yet his power was not very great there, for as follows:

and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, [be] too hard for me; his sister's sons, Joab and Abishai, they were a check upon him; he could not do what he would, their influence was so great, both in the court and in the camp; the one was general of the army, and the other a considerable officer in it, and both variant men, and very respectable among the people, for their achievements in war, and the success they had; so that they were very much out of the reach of David to bring them to justice, without shaking his kingdom; and therefore in point of prudence he thought it best to connive at this fact until he was more established in the kingdom. Whatever may be said for this conduct, it is certain he was too dilatory, and which did not sit easy upon his mind, and therefore gave it in charge to Solomon before his death not to suffer Joab to go to his grave in peace, 1 Kings 2:5. Some take these words, "weak" and "hard", in a different sense, that David was weak or "tender" x, as it may be rendered, tenderhearted, of a merciful disposition, and therefore spared Abner when he was in his hands, though he had done him so much harm, who was the Lord's anointed; but these men, his sister's sons, were of cruel tempers, more unmerciful than he, and therefore slew him; but the first sense seems best:

the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness; which may be considered either as an imprecation of evil on Joab, or a prediction, that sooner or later righteous judgment would be rendered to him by the Lord; with whom he leaves it to take vengeance on him, satisfying himself with this for the present, that though it was not in his power to do it, the Lord would in his own time and way: but after all that can be said in favour of David, he seems to have been too much in fear of men, and too distrustful of the power and promise of God to establish him in his kingdom, and was too negligent of public justice; which had it been exercised, might have prevented other sins, as the murder of Ishbosheth, to which the authors of it might be encouraged by this lenity.

x רך "tener", Pagninus, Montanus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 3:39. I am this day weak — Had Abner lived, all the tribes of Israel would have been brought under my government.

Though anointed king — I have little else than the title: first, having only one tribe under my government; and secondly, the sons of Zeruiah, Joab and his brethren, having usurped all the power, and reduced me to the shadow of royalty.

The Lord shall reward the doer of evil — That is, Joab, whom he appears afraid to name.

WE talk much of ancient manners, their simplicity and ingenuousness; and say that the former days were better than these. But who says this who is a judge of the times? In those days of celebrated simplicity, c., there were not so many crimes as at present I grant: but what they wanted in number they made up in degree: deceit, cruelty, rapine, murder, and wrong of almost every kind, then flourished. We are refined in our vices they were gross and barbarous in theirs: they had neither so many ways nor so many means of sinning; but the sum of their moral turpitude was greater than ours. We have a sort of decency and good breeding, which lay a certain restraint on our passions, they were boorish and beastly, and their bad passions were ever in full play. Civilization prevents barbarity and atrocity; mental cultivation induces decency of manners: those primitive times were generally without these. Who that knows them would wish such ages to return?