2 Samuel 17:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 17:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.””
2 Samuel 17:3 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Samuel 17:3 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I bring back all the people unto thee--as the turning back of the whole <FI>is<Fi> the man whom thou art seeking--all the people are peace.”
2 Samuel 17:3 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.”
2 Samuel 17:3 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I will bring againe all the people vnto thee, and when all shall returne, ( the man whome thou seekest being slaine) all the people shalbe in peace.”
2 Samuel 17:3 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:3 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.
5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:3 Mean?
2 Samuel 17:3 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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