2 Samuel 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:”
2 Samuel 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,”
2 Samuel 20:23 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;”
2 Samuel 20:23 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joab <FI>is<Fi> over all the host of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada <FI>is<Fi> over the Cherethite, and over the Pelethite,”
2 Samuel 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;”
2 Samuel 20:23 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Ioab was ouer all the hoste of Israel, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada ouer the Cherethites and ouer the Pelethies,”
2 Samuel 20:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 20:23 in Context — 2 Samuel 20
21 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
24 And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
25 And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
What Does 2 Samuel 20:23 Mean?
2 Samuel 20:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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