2 Samuel 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David commanded his young men, and they killed them, cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner’s grave in Hebron.”
2 Samuel 4:12 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron. ”
2 Samuel 4:12 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David commandeth the young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang <FI>them<Fi> over the pool in Hebron, and the head of Ish-Bosheth they have taken, and bury <FI>it<Fi> in the burying-place of Abner in Hebron.”
2 Samuel 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. ”
2 Samuel 4:12 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. ”
2 Samuel 4:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 4:12 in Context — 2 Samuel 4
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 4:12 Mean?
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