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Youngs Literal Translation
And a man hath stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and saith, 'He who hath delight in Joab, and he who is for David -- after Joab!'
New American Standard Bible
Now there stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David,
King James Version
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
Holman Bible
One of Joab’s young men had stood over Amasa saying, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”
International Standard Version
One of Joab's soldiers stood by Amasa while he lay dying and announced, "Whoever is in favor of Joab and David, let him follow Joab."
A Conservative Version
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab.
American Standard Version
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.
Amplified
Now one of Joab’s young men stood by him and said, “Whoever favors Joab and is for David, let him follow Joab!”
Bible in Basic English
And one of Joab's young men, taking his place at Amasa's side, said, Whoever is for Joab and for David, let him go after Joab!
Darby Translation
And one of Joab's young men stood by Amasa and said, He that favours Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.
Julia Smith Translation
And a man from Joab's boys stood by him, and he will say, Who delighted in Joab, and who that is for David, after Joab.
King James 2000
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favors Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A young man stood over him, from the young men of Joab, and he said, "Whoever takes delight in Joab and whoever [is] for David, [follow] after Joab."
Modern King James verseion
And one of Joab's men stood by him and said, He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, go after Joab!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And one of Joab's men that stood by him said, "What is he that he would be as Joab, and what is he that would be unto David instead of Joab?"
NET Bible
One of Joab's soldiers who stood over Amasa said, "Whoever is for Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!"
New Heart English Bible
There stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, "He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab."
The Emphasized Bible
Now, a man, stood over him, of the young men of Joab, - and said - Whosoever is well pleased with Joab, and whosoever pertaineth to David, let him follow Joab.
Webster
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
World English Bible
There stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, "He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!"
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 20:11
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Context Readings
Joab Assassinates Amasa
10 and Amasa hath not been watchful of the sword that is in the hand of Joab, and he smiteth him with it unto the fifth rib, and sheddeth out his bowels to the earth, and he hath not repeated it to him, and he dieth; and Joab and Abishai his brother have pursued after Sheba son of Bichri. 11 And a man hath stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and saith, 'He who hath delight in Joab, and he who is for David -- after Joab!' 12 And Amasa is rolling himself in blood, in the midst of the highway, and the man seeth that all the people have stood still, and he bringeth round Amasa out of the highway to the field, and casteth over him a garment, when he hath seen that every one who hath come by him -- hath stood still.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:13
When he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:4
And the king saith unto Amasa, 'Call for me the men of Judah in three days, and thou, stand here,'
2 Samuel 20:6-7
and David saith unto Abishai, 'Now doth Sheba son of Bichri do evil to us more than Absalom; thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he have found for himself fenced cities, and delivered himself from our eye.'
2 Samuel 20:21
The matter is not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim -- Sheba son of Bichri his name -- hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab, 'Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.'
2 Kings 9:32
And he lifteth up his face unto the window, and saith, 'Who is with me? -- who?' and look out unto him do two or three eunuchs;