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2 Samuel 2:31

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29 And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.

30 When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,

but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.

32 Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.

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BSB
but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
KJV
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
WEB
But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.
ASV
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner`s men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died.
DARBY
And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.
BLB
And the servants of David had struck down from Benjamin, even from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
ÅB
Men Davids folk hadde drept tre hundre og seksti mann av Benjamin og blant Abners menn.
OTB
Men Davids tjenere hadde slått ned mange av Benjamins og Abners menn, slik at tre hundre og seksti menn døde.
B1930
Men Davids folk hadde drept tre hundre og seksti mann av Benjamin og blandt Abners menn.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 20:11

    And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

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  • 2 Samuel 3:1

    Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

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