2 Samuel 11:16

In 11 translations

BSB

So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he saw the strongest enemy soldiers.

KJV

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

WEB

When Joab kept watch on the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.

ASV

And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

LSV

And it comes to pass in Joab’s watching of the city, that he appoints Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men [were];

YLT

And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men [are];

DBY

And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

DRC

Wherefore as Joab was besieging the city, he put Urias in the place where he knew the bravest men were.

GNV

So when Ioab besieged the citie, he assigned Vriah vnto a place, where he knewe that strong men were.

JPS

And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

LXXE

And it came to pass while Joab was watching against the city, that he set Urias in a place where he knew that valiant men were.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֕י בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר יוֹאָ֖ב אֶל־הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῷ φυλάσσειν Ἰωὰβ ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἔθηκε τὸν Οὐρίαν εἰς τὸν τόπον οὗ ᾔδει ὅτι ἄνδρες δυνάμεως ἐκεῖ.

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• 1 Kings 2:5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He…
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
• 1 Kings 21:12–14They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people. And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both…
• 1 Kings 2:31–34And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed. The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own…
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
• 2 Samuel 11:21Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If so, then you are to…
• 1 Samuel 22:17–19Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a…
• 2 Samuel 20:9–10“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and…
• 2 Kings 10:6Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in…
• Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

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