And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
And the people stealeth away, on that day, to go in to the city, as the people steal away, who are ashamed, in their fleeing in battle;
And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
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