2 Samuel 4:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:”
2 Samuel 4:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 4:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 4:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“when someone told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ thinking that he brought good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.”
2 Samuel 4:10 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 4:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings.”
2 Samuel 4:10 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 4:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“when one is declaring to me, saying, Lo, Saul is dead, and he was as a bearer of tidings in his own eyes, then I take hold on him, and slay him in Ziklag, instead of my giving to him <FI>for<Fi> the tidings.”
2 Samuel 4:10 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 4:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag — to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings:”
2 Samuel 4:10 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 4:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When one tolde me, and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue giuen him a rewarde for his tidings:”
2 Samuel 4:10 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 4:10 in Context — 2 Samuel 4
8 And they brought the head of Ish–bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
What Does 2 Samuel 4:10 Mean?
2 Samuel 4:10 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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