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2 Samuel 2:31

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29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

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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 answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:1

    Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

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