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II Samuel 2:Verse 17

KJV
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And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

2 Samuel 3:12 Samuel 3:1
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What Does II Samuel 2:17 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The "very sore battle" that erupted after the mutual slaughter of the young men reveals the rapid escalation of a cold standoff into a full scale nati..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

American Standard Version
ASV

And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

American King James Version
AKJV

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Darby Translation
Darby

And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

Webster Bible
Webster

And there was a very severe battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And the battel was exceeding sore that same day: for Abner and the men of Israel fell before the seruants of Dauid.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

So the battle became exceeding obstinate, on that day,—and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the battle was very hard on that day, and the men of Israel and Abner were stricken before David's servants.

Modern King James
MKJV

And there was a very grievous battle that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

Updated King James
UKJV

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then the battle ⌞became increasingly fierce⌟ on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And a very harsh war rose up on that day. And Abner, with the men of Israel, was put to flight by the youths of David.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And there was a very fierce battle that day; and Abner was smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And `batel hard ynow roos in that dai; and Abner and the sones of Israel `weren dryuun of the children of Dauid.

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