2 Samuel 2:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.”
2 Samuel 2:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!””
2 Samuel 2:14 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. ”
2 Samuel 2:14 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, `Let them rise.'”
2 Samuel 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. ”
2 Samuel 2:14 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs. And Ioab said, Let them arise.”
2 Samuel 2:14 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 2:14 in Context — 2 Samuel 2
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath–hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
What Does 2 Samuel 2:14 Mean?
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