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# Are not you a courageous man?

David uses a question to rebuke Abner for not guarding Saul. Alternate translation: "You are a very brave man." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# Who is like you in Israel?

David uses a question to rebuke Abner for not guarding Saul. Alternate translation: "You are the greatest soldier in Israel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# Why then have you not kept watch over your master the king?

Possible meanings are 1) this is a real question and David wants Abner to answer him or 2) this is a rhetorical question and David is rebuking Abner. Alternate translation: "Therefore you should have kept watch over your master the king!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# to destroy the king

The word "destroy" here is hyperbole for "kill." Alternate translation: "to kill the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`David uses a question to rebuke Abner for not guarding Saul. Alternate translation: "You are a very brave man." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`David uses a question to rebuke Abner for not guarding Saul. Alternate translation: "You are the greatest soldier in Israel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) this is a real question and David wants Abner to answer him or 2) this is a rhetorical question and David is rebuking Abner. Alternate translation: "Therefore you should have kept watch over your master the king!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])`
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			`The word "destroy" here is hyperbole for "kill." Alternate translation: "to kill the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])`