2 Samuel 3:39

shall reward. Compare 1Ki 2:5, 1 Kings 2:6.

evil. Hebrew. ra. a `. App-44.

wickedness. Hebrew. ra. a `. App-44.

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³⁹ And I am this day weak,k though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

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2 Samuel 3:39