2 Samuel 20:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.”
2 Samuel 20:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 20:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 20:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.””
2 Samuel 20:6 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 20:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight. ”
2 Samuel 20:6 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 20:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David saith unto Abishai, `Now doth Sheba son of Bichri do evil to us more than Absalom; thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he have found for himself fenced cities, and delivered himself <FI>from<Fi> our eye.'”
2 Samuel 20:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 20:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom. Take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities and escape our sight. ”
2 Samuel 20:6 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 20:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Dauid sayd to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the sonne of Bichri doe vs more harme then did Absalom: take thou therefore thy lords seruants and follow after him, lest he get him walled cities, and escape vs.”
2 Samuel 20:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 20:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 20
4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
6 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
7 And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
What Does 2 Samuel 20:6 Mean?
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