2 Samuel 17:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

2 Samuel 17:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 17:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 17:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him will flee. I will strike the king only,”

2 Samuel 17:2 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 17:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

2 Samuel 17:2 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 17:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and come upon him, and he weary and feeble-handed, and I have caused him to tremble, and all the people have fled who <FI>are<Fi> with him, and I have smitten the king by himself,”

2 Samuel 17:2 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 17:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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; ”

2 Samuel 17:2 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 17:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I will come vpon him: for he is wearie, and weake handed: so I will feare him, and all the people that are with him, shall flee, and I will smite the King onely,”

2 Samuel 17:2 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 17:2 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.

4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

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What Does 2 Samuel 17:2 Mean?

2 Samuel 17:2 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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