2 Samuel 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. ”
2 Samuel 18:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the king chargeth Joab, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, `Gently--for me, for the youth, for Absalom;' and all the people heard in the king's charging all the heads concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. ”
2 Samuel 18:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King commanded Ioab and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Entreate the yong man Absalom gently for my sake. and all the people heard whe the King gaue al the captaines charge concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
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.
4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
What Does 2 Samuel 18:5 Mean?
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