2 Samuel 17:9
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King James Version (modern wording)
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:9 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:9 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
2 Samuel 17:9 (BSB)
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What does 2 Samuel 17:9 say?
2 Samuel 17:9 in modern King James wording reads: "Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom."
Where is 2 Samuel 17:9 found in the Bible?
2 Samuel 17:9 is verse 9 of chapter 17 of the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 2 Samuel has 24 chapters.
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