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Absalom Killed

2 Samuel 18:15

In 11 translations

BSB
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
KJV
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
WEB
Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
ASV
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
LSV
And they go around—ten youths carrying weapons of Joab—and strike Absalom, and put him to death.
YLT
And they go round — ten youths bearing weapons of Joab — and smite Absalom, and put him to death.
DBY
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.
DRC
Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him.
GNV
And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.
JPS
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
LXXE
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed Abessalom, and smote him and slew him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֣י יוֹאָ֑ב וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν δέκα παιδάρια αἴροντα τὰ σκεύη Ἰωὰβ, καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὸν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ, καὶ ἐθανάτωσαν αὐτόν.

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👤 Absalom👤 Joab◆ Reign of David

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