Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they said to the king, “
King James Version
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
Holman Bible
They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,
International Standard Version
They told the king, "The man who consumed us, who planned our destruction intending to leave us with nothing in the territory of Israel
A Conservative Version
And they said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
American Standard Version
And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Amplified
So they said to the king, “The man who consumed us and planned to exterminate us from remaining in any territory of Israel,
Bible in Basic English
And they said to the king, As for the man by whom we were wasted, and who made designs against us to have us completely cut off from the land of Israel,
Darby Translation
And they said to the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in all the borders of Israel,
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to the king, The man who finished us, and who made an end of us, destroying us from standing in all the bound of Israel,
King James 2000
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territory of Israel,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who plotted against us [so that] we were destroyed from existing in all of the territory of Israel,
Modern King James verseion
And they answered the king, The man who destroyed us, and who devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto the king, "The man that consumed and imagined to bring us to nought, him we ought to destroy, that nought of him continue in any of the coasts of Israel.
NET Bible
They replied to the king, "As for this man who exterminated us and who schemed against us so that we were destroyed and left without status throughout all the borders of Israel --
New Heart English Bible
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
The Emphasized Bible
Then said they unto the king, The man who consumed us, and who thought to have destroyed us from taking a place within any of the bounds of Israel,
Webster
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining within the borders of Israel,
World English Bible
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say unto the king, 'The man who consumed us, and who devised against us -- we have been destroyed from stationing ourselves in all the border of Israel --
Themes
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
David » King of israel » Death and burial of saul and his sons
gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Seven sons of saul killed at, to avenge the inhabitants of
Gibeonites » Effected the destruction of the remnant of saul's house
saul » King of israel » Kills the gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons
Interlinear
Kalah
Damah
Shamad
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 21:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Famine Brings Justice
4
The Gibeonites responded: Our quarrel with Saul and his family cannot be settled with silver or gold. We do not want to kill any Israelite. What do you want me to do? David asked.
5 So they said to the king, “
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:1
There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.
Esther 9:24-25
Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of all the Jews, conspired for their destruction, attempting to get a decision by Pur that is, chance with a view to putting an end to them and cutting them off.
Daniel 9:26
And after the sixty-two weeks the anointed one will be cut off (destroyed) (killed) and shall have nothing. The people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be by the flood of war and desolations.
Matthew 7:2
As you judge, so you will be judged. As you measure, it will be measured to you.