2 Samuel 11:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.”
2 Samuel 11:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 11:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 11:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.”
2 Samuel 11:23 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 11:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate. ”
2 Samuel 11:23 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 11:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the messenger saith unto David, `Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out unto us into the field, and we are upon them unto the opening of the gate,”
2 Samuel 11:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 11:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out against us into the field, and we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate. ”
2 Samuel 11:23 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 11:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the messenger said vnto Dauid, Certainely the men preuailed against vs, and came out vnto vs into the field, but we pursued them vnto the entring of the gate.”
2 Samuel 11:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 11:23 in Context — 2 Samuel 11
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.
22 So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
What Does 2 Samuel 11:23 Mean?
2 Samuel 11:23 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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