2 Samuel 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.”
2 Samuel 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 20:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 20:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.”
2 Samuel 20:9 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 20:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. ”
2 Samuel 20:9 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joab saith to Amasa, `Art thou <FI>in<Fi> peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;”
2 Samuel 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. ”
2 Samuel 20:9 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ioab sayde to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? and Ioab tooke Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kisse him.”
2 Samuel 20:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 20:9 in Context — 2 Samuel 20
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.
9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
11 And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
What Does 2 Samuel 20:9 Mean?
2 Samuel 20:9 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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