2 Samuel 16:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.”
2 Samuel 16:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!””
2 Samuel 16:8 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 16:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.”
2 Samuel 16:8 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> in thine evil, for a man of blood thou <FI>art<Fi> .'”
2 Samuel 16:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jehovah has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and behold, thou art [taken] in thine own evil, for thou art a man of blood.”
2 Samuel 16:8 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord hath brought vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned: and the Lord hath deliuered thy kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and beholde, thou art taken in thy wickednesse, because thou art a murtherer.”
2 Samuel 16:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:8 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
6 Y echando piedras contra David, y contra todos los siervos del rey David: y todo el pueblo, y todos los hombres valientes estaban á su diestra y á su siniestra.
7 Y decía Semei, maldiciéndole: Sal, sal, varón de sangres, y hombre de Belial:
8 Jehová te ha dado el pago de toda la sangre de la casa de Saúl, en lugar del cual tú has reinado: mas Jehová ha entregado el reino en mano de tu hijo Absalom; y hete aquí [sorprendido] en tu maldad, porque eres varón de sangres.
9 Entonces Abisai hijo de Sarvia dijo al rey: ¿Por qué maldice este perro muerto á mi señor el rey? Yo te ruego que me dejes pasar, y quitaréle la cabeza.
10 Y el rey respondió: ¿Qué tengo yo con vosotros, hijos de Sarvia? El maldice así, porque Jehová le ha dicho que maldiga á David: ¿quién pues le dirá: Por qué lo haces así?
What Does 2 Samuel 16:8 Mean?
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