2 Samuel 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
2 Samuel 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 4:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, should I not now require his blood from your hand, and rid the earth of you?””
2 Samuel 4:11 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 4:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? ”
2 Samuel 4:11 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 4:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Also--when wicked men have slain the righteous man in his own house, on his bed; and now, do not I require his blood of your hand, and have taken you away from the earth?'”
2 Samuel 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? and should I not now demand his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? ”
2 Samuel 4:11 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person in his owne house, and vpon his bed? shall I not now therfore require his blood at your hand, and take you from the earth?”
2 Samuel 4:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 4:11 in Context — 2 Samuel 4
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
What Does 2 Samuel 4:11 Mean?
2 Samuel 4:11 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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