2 Samuel 3:37
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
For all the people, and all Israel vnderstood that day, that it was not of the King to slay Abner the sonne of Ner.
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2 Samuel 3:37
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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understood
Comprehended, perceived the meaning, or knew with the mind.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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To kill or put to death.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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36And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
36And all the people tooke notice of it, and it †pleased them: as whatsoeuer the King did, pleased all the people.
37For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
37For all the people, and all Israel vnderstood that day, that it was not of the King to slay Abner the sonne of Ner.
Selected passage38And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
38And the King said vnto his seruants, Knowe yee not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?