2 Samuel 18:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
And ten of Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.

New Living Translation
Ten of Joab’s young armor bearers then surrounded Absalom and killed him.

English Standard Version
And ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.

Berean Study Bible
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

New American Standard Bible
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him.

NASB 1995
And ten young men who carried Joab's armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him.

NASB 1977
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him.

Amplified Bible
And ten young men, Joab’s armor bearers, surrounded and struck Absalom and killed him.

Christian Standard Bible
ten young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and 10 young men who were Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

Contemporary English Version
Ten of Joab's bodyguards came over and finished him off.

Good News Translation
Then ten of Joab's soldiers closed in on Absalom and finished killing him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then ten of Joab's armorbearers surrounded Absalom, attacked him, and killed him.

International Standard Version
Ten young men who served as Joab's personal assistants then surrounded Absalom, striking him repeatedly and killing him.

NET Bible
Then ten soldiers who were Joab's armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

New King James Version
And ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, and struck and killed him.

King James 2000 Bible
And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and struck Absalom, and slew him.

New Heart English Bible
Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.

World English Bible
Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.

American King James Version
And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

American Standard Version
And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

A Faithful Version
And ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.

Darby Bible Translation
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.

English Revised Version
And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And ten seruauntes that bare Ioabs weapons, turned and smote Absalom, and slue him.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And ten yoge men Ioabs weapenbearers, came aboute him, and smote him to death.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they go around—ten youths carrying weapons of Joab—and strike Absalom, and put him to death.

Young's Literal Translation
And they go round -- ten youths bearing weapons of Joab -- and smite Absalom, and put him to death.

Smith's Literal Translation
And ten boys lifting up Joab's arms will surround and strike Absalom, and kill him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
ten young men, armor bearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him, they killed him.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And ten young men, the bearers of the weapons of Yuab, turned and they struck Abishlum and they killed him

Lamsa Bible
And ten young men who bore Joab's armor circled about and smote Absalom and slew him.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed Abessalom, and smote him and slew him.
















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