2 Samuel 17:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:”
2 Samuel 17:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.”
2 Samuel 17:1 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: ”
2 Samuel 17:1 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, `Let me choose, I pray thee, twelve thousand men, and I arise and pursue after David to-night,”
2 Samuel 17:1 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David to-night; ”
2 Samuel 17:1 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Moreouer Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me chuse out now twelue thousand men, and I will vp and follow after Dauid this night,”
2 Samuel 17:1 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:1 Mean?
2 Samuel 17:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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