2 Samuel 18:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.”
2 Samuel 18:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.”
2 Samuel 18:15 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. ”
2 Samuel 18:15 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they go round--ten youths bearing weapons of Joab--and smite Absalom, and put him to death.”
2 Samuel 18:15 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him. ”
2 Samuel 18:15 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.”
2 Samuel 18:15 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:15 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
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.
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
What Does 2 Samuel 18:15 Mean?
2 Samuel 18:15 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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