2 Samuel 17:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.”
2 Samuel 17:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.”
2 Samuel 17:11 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. ”
2 Samuel 17:11 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`So that I have counselled: Let all Israel be diligently gathered unto thee, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, as the sand that <FI>is<Fi> by the sea for multitude, and thou thyself art going in the midst;”
2 Samuel 17:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But I counsel that all Israel be speedily gathered to thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. ”
2 Samuel 17:11 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore my counsell is, that all Israel be gathered vnto thee, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba as the sand of the sea in nomber, and that thou goe to battell in thine owne person.”
2 Samuel 17:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:11 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:11 Mean?
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