2 Samuel 18:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.”

2 Samuel 18:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 18:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 18:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David counted the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.”

2 Samuel 18:1 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 18:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. ”

2 Samuel 18:1 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 18:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David inspecteth the people who <FI>are<Fi> with him, and setteth over them heads of thousands and heads of hundreds,”

2 Samuel 18:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 18:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David marshalled the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. ”

2 Samuel 18:1 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 18:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Dauid numbred the people that were with him, and set ouer them captaines of thousands and captaines of hundreths.”

2 Samuel 18:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 18:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 18

1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

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What Does 2 Samuel 18:1 Mean?

2 Samuel 18:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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