Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be in David's being in Edom, and in Joab the chief of the army going up, he came to bury the slain, and he will strike every male in Edom;

New American Standard Bible

For it came about, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck down every male in Edom

King James Version

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

Holman Bible

Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.

International Standard Version

During David's military campaign against Edom, when his army commander Joab had gone out to bury the dead, he killed every male in Edom.

A Conservative Version

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom

American Standard Version

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom;

Amplified

For it came about, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury those killed [in battle] and had struck down every male in Edom

Bible in Basic English

And when David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the captain of the army, had gone to put the dead into the earth, and had put to death every male in Edom;

Darby Translation

Now it came to pass when David was in Edom, when Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom

King James 2000

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom;

Lexham Expanded Bible

It had happened that when David was at Edom, Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, and he killed every male in Edom.

Modern King James verseion

For it happened when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had stricken every male in Edom--

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury them that were slain, he smote all the males in Edom -

NET Bible

During David's campaign against Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

New Heart English Bible

For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, when David was dealing with Edom, and Joab general of the army went up to bury the slain, - and had smitten every male in Edom, -

Webster

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

World English Bible

For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom

Youngs Literal Translation

and it cometh to pass, in David's being with Edom, in the going up of Joab head of the host to bury the slain, that he smiteth every male in Edom --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

was in Edom
אדום אדם 
'Edom 
Usage: 100

and Joab
יואב 
Yow'ab 
Usage: 145

the captain
שׂר 
Sar 
Usage: 421

of the host
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

was gone up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

to bury
קבר 
Qabar 
Usage: 133

the slain
חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 94

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

זכר 
Zakar 
Usage: 83

Context Readings

Solomon's Enemies

14 And Jehovah will raise up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he from the king's seed in Edom. 15 And it will be in David's being in Edom, and in Joab the chief of the army going up, he came to bury the slain, and he will strike every male in Edom; 16 (For six months Joab dwelt there and all Israel, till he cut off every male in Edom.)



Cross References

2 Samuel 8:14

And he will put garrisons in Edom; in all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom will be servants to David. And Jehovah will save David in all which he went

Deuteronomy 20:13

And Jehovah thy God gave it into thy hand, and thou didst cut off every one of its males by the mouth of the sword.

1 Chronicles 18:12-13

And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand.

Genesis 25:23

And Jehovah will say to her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly: and a people shall be strong above a people, and the great shall serve the small.

Genesis 27:40

And by thy sword shalt thou live and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall be when thou shalt wander about and thou shalt break his yoke from thy neck.

Numbers 24:18-19

And Edom was an inheritance, and the inheritance of Seir was his enemies; and Israel did in strength.

Numbers 31:17

And now kill every male among the little ones; and every woman know in man by the bed of a male, do ye kill.

Psalm 60:1

To the overseer upon the lily of song: poem to David to teach; In the setting on fire Aram of the two rivers, and Aram of the station; and Joab will turn back and strike Edom in the valley of salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou didst cast us off, thou didst break us down, thou wert angry; wilt thou turn back to us?

Psalm 108:10

Who will bring me to the city of fortification? who guide me even to Edom?

Malachi 1:2-3

I loved you, said Jehovah. And ye said, In what didst thou love us? Was not Esau brother to Jacob? says Jehovah: and loving Jacob.

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