2 Samuel 10:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:”
2 Samuel 10:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 10:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 10:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians.”
2 Samuel 10:9 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 10:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:”
2 Samuel 10:9 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 10:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,”
2 Samuel 10:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 10:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;”
2 Samuel 10:9 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 10:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When Ioab saw that the front of the battel was against him before and behinde, he chose of all the choyse of Israel, and put them in aray against the Aramites.”
2 Samuel 10:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 10:9 in Context — 2 Samuel 10
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish–tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
What Does 2 Samuel 10:9 Mean?
2 Samuel 10:9 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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