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2 Samuel 17:11

DanBeershebaDan

9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.

13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

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BSB
Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
KJV
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
WEB
But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
ASV
But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
DARBY
But I counsel that all Israel be speedily gathered to thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
BLB
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be diligently gathered to you, from Dan and to Beersheba, like the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, and your face will be walking in the battle.
ÅB
Derfor er dette mitt råd: La hele Israel samle seg om deg, fra Dan til Be'erseba, som sanden ved havet i mengde; og dra selv med i striden.
OTB
"Men jeg råder at hele Israel samles til deg, fra Dan til Beersheba, som sanden ved havet i mengde, og at du selv drar i kamp personlig.
B1930
Derfor er dette mitt råd: La hele Israel samle sig om dig, fra Dan til Be'erseba, som sanden ved havet i mengde; og dra selv med i striden.

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  • Genesis 22:17

    That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

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  • Psalms 9:16

    The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

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  • Judges 20:1

    Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

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  • Joshua 11:4

    And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

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  • Psalms 7:15–16

    He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:2

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

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  • 1 Kings 4:20

    Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:28

    Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

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