2 Samuel 14:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
2 Samuel 14:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 14:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 14:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.””
2 Samuel 14:20 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 14:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. ”
2 Samuel 14:20 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 14:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord <FI>is<Fi> wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that <FI>is<Fi> in the land.'”
2 Samuel 14:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 14:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“in order to turn the appearance of the thing has thy servant Joab done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel ofGod, to know all that is in the earth. ”
2 Samuel 14:20 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 14:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For to the intent that I should chage the forme of speach, thy seruant Ioab hath done this thing: but my lord is wise according to the wisdome of an Angel of God to vnderstande all things that are in the earth.”
2 Samuel 14:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 14:20 in Context — 2 Samuel 14
18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
What Does 2 Samuel 14:20 Mean?
2 Samuel 14:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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