2 Samuel 18:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.”
2 Samuel 18:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.””
2 Samuel 18:13 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me. ”
2 Samuel 18:13 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“or I had done against my soul a vain thing, and no matter is hid from the king, and thou--thou dost station thyself over-against.'”
2 Samuel 18:13 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Or I should have acted falsely against mine own life, for there is no matter concealed from the king, and thou wouldest have set thyself against [me]. ”
2 Samuel 18:13 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If I had done it, it had bene the danger of my life: for nothing can be hid from the King: yea, thou thy selfe wouldest haue bin against me.”
2 Samuel 18:13 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:13 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
13 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
What Does 2 Samuel 18:13 Mean?
2 Samuel 18:13 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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