2 Samuel 2:14
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.In other versions
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
ASV
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.
BBE
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
DBY
Abner said to Joab, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Joab said, Let them arise.
WEB
And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, `Let them rise.'
YLT
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
ENG
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
WBT
Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
BSB
In context
12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Abner
- Joab