2 Samuel 23:39
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
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 Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
- KJV
- Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
- WEB
- and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
- ASV
- Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
- DARBY
- Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
- BLB
- [and] Uriah the Hittite. And in all [were] thirty-seven.
- ÅB
- hetitten Uria - i alt syv og tretti.
- OTB
- Uria, en Hetitt; trettisju i alt.
- B1930
- hetitten Uria - i alt syv og tretti.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 11:3
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
Read in contextMatthew 1:6
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Read in context2 Samuel 12:9
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Read in context1 Kings 15:5
Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
Read in context2 Samuel 11:6–27
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:41
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
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