20and Abner cometh in unto David, to Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David maketh for Abner, and for the men who are with him, a banquet.


In Context

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,

20 and Abner cometh in unto David, to Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David maketh for Abner, and for the men who are with him, a banquet.

21 And Abner saith unto David, 'I arise, and go, and gather unto my lord the king the whole of Israel, and they make with thee a covenant, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth;' and David sendeth away Abner, and he goeth in peace.

22 And lo, the servants of David, and Joab, have come from the troop, and much spoil have brought with them, and Abner is not with David in Hebron, for he hath sent him away, and he goeth in peace;

2 Samuel 3:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:20When Abner, who had twenty men with him, came to David at Hebron, David prepared a feast for him and his men.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a feast.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:20And he came to David in Hebron with twenty men: and David made a feast for Abner, and his men that came with him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David in Hebron, and twenty men with him: and David made Abner and the men that were with him, a feast.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.