2 Samuel 2:14

In 11 translations

BSB

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

KJV

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

WEB

Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

ASV

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

LSV

And Abner says to Joab, “Now let the youths rise and they play before us”; and Joab says, “Let them rise.”

YLT

And Abner saith unto Joab, 'Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, 'Let them rise.'

DBY

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

DRC

And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.

GNV

Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs. And Ioab said, Let them arise.

JPS

And Abner said to Joab: 'Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us.' And Joab said: 'Let them arise.'

LXXE

And Abenner said to Joab, Let now the young men arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְנֵר֙ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב יָק֤וּמוּ נָא֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יוֹאָ֖ב יָקֻֽמוּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβεννὴρ πρὸς Ἰωὰβ, ἀναστήτωσαν δὴ τὰ παιδάρια, καὶ παιξάτωσαν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν· καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωὰβ, ἀναστήτωσαν.

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• 2 Samuel 2:17The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
• 2 Samuel 2:26–27Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?” “As surely as God lives,”…
• Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
• Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
• Proverbs 26:18–19Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows, so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
• Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
• Proverbs 10:23The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

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