2 Samuel 11:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,”

2 Samuel 11:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 11:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 11:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,”

2 Samuel 11:19 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 11:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king, ”

2 Samuel 11:19 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 11:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and commandeth the messenger, saying, `At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto the king,”

2 Samuel 11:19 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 11:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king, ”

2 Samuel 11:19 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 11:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an ende of telling all the matters of the warre vnto the King,”

2 Samuel 11:19 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 11:19 in Context — 2 Samuel 11

17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

20 And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

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What Does 2 Samuel 11:19 Mean?

2 Samuel 11:19 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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