2 Samuel 18:15
World English Bible (WEB)
Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
In context
13 Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.”
14 Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the middle of the oak.
15 Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
16 Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.
17 They took Absalom and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each to his own tent.
2 Samuel 18:15 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
- KJV King James Version
- And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they go round — ten youths bearing weapons of Joab — and smite Absalom, and put him to death.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.