2 Samuel 16:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.”
2 Samuel 16:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!””
2 Samuel 16:8 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 16:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood. ”
2 Samuel 16:8 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> in thine evil, for a man of blood thou <FI>art<Fi> .'”
2 Samuel 16:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jehovah has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and behold, thou art [taken] in thine own evil, for thou art a man of blood. ”
2 Samuel 16:8 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord hath brought vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned: and the Lord hath deliuered thy kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and beholde, thou art taken in thy wickednesse, because thou art a murtherer.”
2 Samuel 16:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:8 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8 The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
What Does 2 Samuel 16:8 Mean?
2 Samuel 16:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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