2 Samuel 2:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.”
2 Samuel 2:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 2:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 2:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.”
2 Samuel 2:24 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 2:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. ”
2 Samuel 2:24 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun hath gone in, and they have come in unto the height of Ammah, which <FI>is<Fi> on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.”
2 Samuel 2:24 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 2:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. ”
2 Samuel 2:24 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 2:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ioab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sunne went downe, when they were come to the hill Ammah, that lieth before Giah, by the way of the wildernesse of Gibeon.”
2 Samuel 2:24 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 2:24 in Context — 2 Samuel 2
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
What Does 2 Samuel 2:24 Mean?
2 Samuel 2:24 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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