2 Samuel 1:16
New American Standard Bible
16 And David said to him, “[a](A)Your blood is on your head, because (B)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have finished off the Lord’s anointed.’”
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- 2 Samuel 1:16 I.e., his death was his own responsibility
2 Samuel 1:16
New International Version
16 For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.(A) Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
2 Samuel 3:28-29
New American Standard Bible
28 Afterward, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29 (A)May it turn upon the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be eliminated from the house of Joab (B)someone who suffers a discharge, or has leprosy, or [a]holds the spindle, or falls by the sword, or lacks bread.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:29 I.e., an effeminate man; LXX holds on to a staff (prob. a crutch)
2 Samuel 3:28-29
New International Version
28 Later, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent(A) before the Lord concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner. 29 May his blood(B) fall on the head of Joab and on his whole family!(C) May Joab’s family never be without someone who has a running sore(D) or leprosy[a] or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:29 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
2 Samuel 4:11-12
New American Standard Bible
11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now (A)require his blood from your hands and eliminate you both from the earth?” 12 Then (B)David commanded the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet, and hung them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth (C)and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
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2 Samuel 4:11-12
New International Version
11 How much more—when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed—should I not now demand his blood(A) from your hand and rid the earth of you!”
12 So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them.(B) They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.
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