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Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 2

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This is a synoptic biblical text presenting 2 Samuel chapter 2 in three parallel columns: the King James Version (with interlinear Strong's concordance numbers), the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, labeled "Sep"), and the Hebrew Tanakh ("Tan"). The chapter narrates the beginning of David's reign: after Saul's death, David is anointed king over the tribe of Judah at Hebron, while Abner (Saul's military commander) installs Saul's son Ish-bosheth as a rival king over the rest of Israel, setting up a divided monarchy. The chapter then recounts a violent encounter at the pool of Gibeon where twelve champions from each side fight to the death, sparking a broader battle in which Abner kills Asahel (Joab's brother) and Joab's forces rout the Israelites before a truce is called. The distinctive value of the text is its trilingual, parallel-column format—a scholarly or devotional tool for comparing the Hebrew source, its early Greek translation, and the classic English rendering verse by verse, with the KJV column annotated with lexical reference numbers for word-level study.

Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 2

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