16Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, |Go! Return!| and he returned.


In Context

13 He said, |Good; I will make a treaty with you; but one thing I require of you. That is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face.|

14 David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, |Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.|

15 Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.

16 Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, |Go! Return!| and he returned.

17 Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, |In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.

18 Now then do it; for Yahweh has 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.'|

2 Samuel 3:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go back home!" So he went back.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband followed her, weeping as far as Bahurim: and Abner said to him: Go and return. And he returned.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return: and he returned.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return: and he returned.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband went with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16and her husband goeth with her, going on and weeping behind her, unto Bahurim, and Abner saith unto him, 'Go, turn back;' and he turneth back.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.