2 Kings 11:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.”
2 Kings 11:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 11:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 11:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. Be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.””
2 Kings 11:8 — World English Bible
2 Kings 11:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he goeth out, and when he cometh in. ”
2 Kings 11:8 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 11:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye have compassed the king round about, each with his weapons in his hand, and he who is coming unto the ranges is put to death; and be ye with the king in his going out and in his coming in.'”
2 Kings 11:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 11:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And ye shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes within the ranks shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in. ”
2 Kings 11:8 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 11:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And ye shall compasse the King rounde about, euery man with his weapon in his hande, and whosoeuer commeth within the ranges, let him be slayne: be you with the King, as he goeth out and in.”
2 Kings 11:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 11:8 in Context — 2 Kings 11
6 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.
8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.
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What Does 2 Kings 11:8 Mean?
2 Kings 11:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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