2 Samuel 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the king chargeth Joab, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, `Gently--for me, for the youth, for Absalom;' and all the people heard in the king's charging all the heads concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King commanded Ioab and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Entreate the yong man Absalom gently for my sake. and all the people heard whe the King gaue al the captaines charge concerning Absalom.”
2 Samuel 18:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
3 Mas el pueblo dijo: No saldrás; porque si nosotros huyéremos, no harán caso de nosotros; y aunque la mitad de nosotros muera, no harán caso de nosotros: mas tú ahora vales tanto como diez mil de nosotros. Será pues mejor que tú nos des ayuda desde la ciudad.
4 Entonces el rey les dijo: Yo haré lo que bien os pareciere. Y púsose el rey á la entrada de la puerta, mientras salía todo el pueblo de ciento en ciento y de mil en mil.
5 Y el rey mandó á Joab y á Abisai y á Ittai, diciendo: Tratad benignamente por amor de mí al mozo Absalom. Y todo el pueblo oyó cuando dió el rey orden acerca de Absalom á todos los capitanes.
6 Salió pues el pueblo al campo contra Israel, y dióse la batalla en el bosque de Ephraim;
7 Y allí cayó el pueblo de Israel delante de los siervos de David, é hízose allí en aquel día una gran matanza de veinte mil hombres;
What Does 2 Samuel 18:5 Mean?
2 Samuel 18:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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