KJV King James Version
And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 3:36
And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
WEB World English Bible
All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
ASV American Standard Version
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all the people have discerned it, and it is good in their eyes, as all that the king hath done is good in the eyes of all the people;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 3
33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
34 Thy hands [were] not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, [so] fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
36 And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
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.
38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
39 And I [am] this day weak, 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְכָל־H3605 · kolallהָעָ֣םH5971 · ampeopleהִכִּ֔ירוּH5234 · na.kharto recognizeוַיִּיטַ֖בH3190 · ya.tavbe goodבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םH5869 · a.yineyeכְּכֹל֙H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichעָשָׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבְּעֵינֵ֥יH5869 · a.yineyeכָל־H3605 · kolallהָעָ֖םH5971 · ampeopleטֽוֹב׃H2895 · tovbe pleasing
Cross-references
Mark 7:37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.Psalm 62:9Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.Mark 15:11-13But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.2 Samuel 15:6And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.2 Samuel 15:13And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
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