2 Samuel 17:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.”
2 Samuel 17:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.”
2 Samuel 17:10 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.”
2 Samuel 17:10 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he also, the son of valour, whose heart <FI>is<Fi> as the heart of the lion, doth utterly melt, for all Israel doth know that thy father is a hero, and sons of valour <FI>are<Fi> those with him.”
2 Samuel 17:10 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and even the valiant man whose heart is as the heart of a lion shall utterly melt; for all Israel knows that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.”
2 Samuel 17:10 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he also that is valiant whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall shrinke and faint: for all Israel knoweth, that thy father is valiant, and they which be with him, stout men.”
2 Samuel 17:10 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:10 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:10 Mean?
2 Samuel 17:10 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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