2 Samuel 12:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.”
2 Samuel 12:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 12:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 12:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called by my name.””
2 Samuel 12:28 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. ”
2 Samuel 12:28 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name hath been called upon it.'”
2 Samuel 12:28 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 12:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name. ”
2 Samuel 12:28 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 12:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city, that thou mayest take it, lest the victorie be attributed to me.”
2 Samuel 12:28 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 12:28 in Context — 2 Samuel 12
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30 And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
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What Does 2 Samuel 12:28 Mean?
2 Samuel 12:28 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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