Parallel Verses

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 --

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;

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

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 raiseth up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; of the seed of the king is he in Edom; 15 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 -- 16 for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom --



Cross References

2 Samuel 8:14

and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.

Deuteronomy 20:13

and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.

1 Chronicles 18:12-13

And Abishai son of Zeruiah hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt -- eighteen thousand,

Genesis 25:23

And Jehovah saith to her, 'Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the one people than the other people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'

Genesis 27:40

and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

Numbers 24:18-19

And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, for its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

Numbers 31:17

'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

Psalm 60:1

To the Overseer. -- 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

Psalm 108:10

Who doth bring me in to the fenced city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

Malachi 1:2-3

I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, 'In what hast Thou loved us?'

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