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2 Samuel 23:6

Sin

4 is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

5 Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?

But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.

7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”

8 These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
KJV
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
WEB
But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.
ASV
But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand
DARBY
But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;
BLB
And the worthless, like a thorn are all thrust away, because not in the hand can they be taken.
ÅB
Men de onde, de er alle sammen lik torner som ryddes bort, som folk ikke tar i med hånden,
OTB
Men de verdiløse, alle av dem vil bli kastet til side som torner,
Fordi de ikke kan håndteres;
B1930
Men de onde, de er alle sammen lik torner som ryddes bort, som folk ikke tar i med hånden,

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  • Deuteronomy 13:13

    that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

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  • Isaiah 33:12

    The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.

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  • Ezekiel 2:6

    But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:1

    Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

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  • Genesis 3:18

    Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

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  • Song of Solomon 2:2

    Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:12

    Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

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  • Matthew 13:41

    The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

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