And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
WEB
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
YLT
And they go round--ten youths bearing weapons of Joab--and smite Absalom, and put him to death.
DBT
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign