Parallel Verses

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.

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

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;

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;

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 Then Yahweh raised an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite, from the descendants of that king in Edom. 15 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. 16 For Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months until he exterminated every male in Edom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:14

He put garrisons in Edom; all over Edom he put garrisons, and all of Edom became servants of David. Yahweh protected David wherever he went.

Deuteronomy 20:13

And Yahweh your God will give it into your hand, and you shall kill all its males with the {edge} of [the] sword.

1 Chronicles 18:12-13

And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Genesis 25:23

And Yahweh said to her, "Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples {from birth} shall be divided. And {one people shall be stronger than the other}. And [the] elder shall serve [the] younger."

Genesis 27:40

But by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother. But it shall be [that] when free yourself you shall tear off his yoke from your neck.

Numbers 24:18-19

Edom will be a captive; Seir, its enemies, will be a captive, and Israel [will be] acting {courageously}.

Numbers 31:17

Now kill every male among the little children, and kill every woman who has {had sexual intercourse with a man}.

Psalm 60:1

O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us. You have been angry. Restore us!

Psalm 108:10

Who will bring me to [the] fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Malachi 1:2-3

"I have loved you," says Yahweh, but you say, "How have you loved us?" "[Is] Esau not Jacob's brother?" {declares} Yahweh. "I have loved Jacob,

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