Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
But, as for the abandoned, like thorns to be tossed away are they all, - For, not with the hand, can they be taken;
New American Standard Bible
Because they cannot be taken in hand;
King James Version
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
Holman Bible
they can never be picked up by hand.
International Standard Version
But ungodly men are like thorns that are discarded because they cannot be safely handled.
A Conservative Version
But the worthless shall be as thorns to be thrust away, all of them, because they cannot be taken with the hand.
American Standard Version
But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;
Amplified
“But the wicked and worthless are all to be thrown away like thorns,
Because they cannot be taken with the hand;
Bible in Basic English
But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:
Darby Translation
But the sons of Belial are all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;
Julia Smith Translation
And Belial as the thorn thrusting out are all they, for they will not be taken by the hand.
King James 2000
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But evil persons [are] like thorns cast aside; all of them, because they cannot be picked up in the hand.
Modern King James verseion
But the wicked, all of them, shall be like a thorn thrust away, because they cannot be taken by the hand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
when the unthrifty men are all of them as thorns taken out of their places, which cannot be taken with hands.
NET Bible
But evil people are like thorns -- all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.
New Heart English Bible
But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,
Webster
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
World English Bible
But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,
Youngs Literal Translation
As to the worthless -- As a thorn driven away are all of them, For -- not by hand are they taken;
Themes
David » King of israel » David as prophet
David » King of israel » Last words of
Interlinear
B@liya`al
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 23:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Extols Yahweh
5 When, not so, was my house with GOD, Then, a covenant age-abiding, he appointed me, Ordered in all things and guarded, Now that it is all my salvation and all my desire, Will he not make it shoot forth? 6 But, as for the abandoned, like thorns to be tossed away are they all, - For, not with the hand, can they be taken; 7 But, the man that would touch them, Must fence himself with iron, and the shaft of a spear, - Then, with fire, shall they be, consumed, on the spot!
Names
Cross References
Genesis 3:18
Thorn also and thistle, shall it shoot forth to thee, - when thou hast come to eat of the herb of the field:
Deuteronomy 13:13
There have gone forth men sons of the Abandoned One, out of thy midst, and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, - Let us go, and serve other gods which ye have not known;
1 Samuel 2:12
Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men, - they knew not Yahweh.
2 Samuel 20:1
Now, in that place, there happened to be an abandoned man, whose name, was Sheba son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin, - so he blew a horn, and said - We have no share in David, Nor inheritance have we in the son of Jesse, Every man to his home, O Israel!
Song of Songs 2:2
HEAs a lily among thorns, So, is my fair one, among the daughters!
Isaiah 33:12
So shall peoples, become, as the burnings of lime, - As thorns lopped off, with fire, shall they be burned.
Ezekiel 2:6
But thou son of man Be not afraid of them Nor of their words, be afraid Though thorns and thistles are about thee, And amongst prickly plants, thou dost dwell, Of their words, be not afraid nor At their faces, be thou dismayed, For a perverse house, they are!
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send forth his messengers, and they will collect, out of his kingdom, all the causes of stumbling, and the doers of lawlessness,