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2 Samuel 23:7

5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

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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
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.”
KJV
But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
WEB
The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
ASV
But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place
DARBY
And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.
BLB
And the man [who] touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear; and with the fire they are completely burned in the place.”
ÅB
men kommer noen nær dem, så væbner han seg med jern og spydskaft, og med ild brennes de opp der hvor de står.
OTB
Men den som rører dem
Må være utstyrt med jern og skaftet av et spyd,
Og de vil bli fullstendig brent med ild der de ligger."
B1930
men kommer nogen nær dem, så væbner han sig med jern og spydskaft, og med ild brennes de op der hvor de står.

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 6:8

    But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:8

    And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

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  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8

    In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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  • 2 Samuel 22:8–10

    Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

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  • Luke 19:27

    But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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  • Luke 19:14

    But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

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  • Matthew 3:10–12

    And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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  • Isaiah 27:4

    Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

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