2 Samuel 18:15
13 If I had jeopardized my own life —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
14 But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
16 Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
17 They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- DARBY
- And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.
- BLB
- And surrounded ten young men who bore weapons of Joab, and they struck Absalom and killed him.
- ÅB
- Så stilte ti unge menn - Joabs våpenbærerer - seg rundt omkring og hugg til Absalom og drepte ham.
- OTB
- Og ti unge menn som bar Joabs rustning omringet Absalom og slo ham og drepte ham.
- B1930
- Så stilte ti unge menn - Joabs våbensvenner - sig rundt omkring og hugg til Absalom og drepte ham.