2 Samuel 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’”
2 Samuel 17:9 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. ”
2 Samuel 17:9 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lo, now, he is hidden in one of the pits, or in one of the places, and it hath been, at the falling among them at the commencement, that the hearer hath heard, and said, There hath been a slaughter among the people who <FI>are<Fi> after Absalom;”
2 Samuel 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or some such place; and it will come to pass, when some of them fall at the first, whoever heareth it will say, There has been slaughter among the people that follow Absalom, ”
2 Samuel 17:9 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, he is hid now in some caue, or in some place: and though some of them be ouerthrowen at the first, yet the people shall heare, and say, The people that follow Absalom, be ouerthrowen.”
2 Samuel 17:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:9 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
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.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:9 Mean?
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