17And the word of Abner was with the elders of Israel, saying, 'Heretofore ye have been seeking David for king over you,


In Context

14 And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, 'Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'

15 And Ish-Bosheth sendeth, and taketh her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,

16 and 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.

17 And the word of Abner was with the elders of Israel, saying, 'Heretofore ye have been seeking David for king over you,

18 and now, do it, for Jehovah hath spoken of David saying, By the hand of David my servant — to save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'

19 And Abner speaketh also in the ears of Benjamin, and Abner goeth also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that is good in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin,

2 Samuel 3:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:17Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, "For some time you have wanted to make David your king.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past [to be] king over you:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:17Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying: Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, |In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, You sought for David in times past to be king over you: