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the Fourth Week of Advent
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Literal Standard Version
2 Samuel 11:22
And the messenger goes, and comes in, and declares to David all that with which Joab sent him,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the messenger left.
Then the messenger left.
Hebrew Names Version
So the messenger went, and came and shown David all that Yo'av had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and shown David all that Yo'av had sent him for.
King James Version
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
Lexham English Bible
Then the messenger left, and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him to say.
Then the messenger left, and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him to say.
English Standard Version
So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
New Century Version
The messenger left and went to David and told him everything Joab had told him to say.
The messenger left and went to David and told him everything Joab had told him to say.
New English Translation
So the messenger departed. When he arrived, he informed David of all the news that Joab had sent with him.
So the messenger departed. When he arrived, he informed David of all the news that Joab had sent with him.
Amplified Bible
So the messenger left, and he came and told David everything that Joab had sent him to report.
So the messenger left, and he came and told David everything that Joab had sent him to report.
New American Standard Bible
So the messenger departed and came and reported to David everything that Joab had sent him to tell.
So the messenger departed and came and reported to David everything that Joab had sent him to tell.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the messenger went, and came & shewed Dauid all that Ioab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came & shewed Dauid all that Ioab had sent him for.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
Contemporary English Version
The messenger went to David and reported everything Joab had told him.
The messenger went to David and reported everything Joab had told him.
Complete Jewish Bible
So the messenger left, and on arrival he told David all that Yo'av had sent him to say.
So the messenger left, and on arrival he told David all that Yo'av had sent him to say.
Darby Translation
And the messenger went; and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him for.
And the messenger went; and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him for.
Easy-to-Read Version
The messenger went in and told David everything Joab told him to say.
The messenger went in and told David everything Joab told him to say.
George Lamsa Translation
So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had charged him to say.
So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had charged him to say.
Good News Translation
So the messenger went to David and told him what Joab had commanded him to say.
So the messenger went to David and told him what Joab had commanded him to say.
Literal Translation
And the messenger went and came and told David all that which Joab had sent him to tell ,
And the messenger went and came and told David all that which Joab had sent him to tell ,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The messaunger wente his waye, and came and tolde Dauid all together, wherfore Ioab had sent him.
The messaunger wente his waye, and came and tolde Dauid all together, wherfore Ioab had sent him.
American Standard Version
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
Bible in Basic English
So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then David was angry with Joab and said, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall? who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall?
So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then David was angry with Joab and said, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall? who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So the messenger went, & came and shewed Dauid all that Ioab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, & came and shewed Dauid all that Ioab had sent him for.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him for.
King James Version (1611)
So the messenger went, and came and shewed Dauid all that Ioab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and shewed Dauid all that Ioab had sent him for.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the messenger of Joab went to the king to Jerusalem, and he came and reported to David all that Joab told him, all the affairs of the war. And David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, Why did ye draw nigh to the wall to fight? knew ye not that ye would be wounded from off the wall? Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast upon him a piece of millstone from the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did ye draw near to the wall?
And the messenger of Joab went to the king to Jerusalem, and he came and reported to David all that Joab told him, all the affairs of the war. And David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, Why did ye draw nigh to the wall to fight? knew ye not that ye would be wounded from off the wall? Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast upon him a piece of millstone from the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did ye draw near to the wall?
English Revised Version
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
Berean Standard Bible
So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.
So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the messanger yede, and telde to Dauid alle thingis whiche Joab hadde comaundid to hym.
Therfor the messanger yede, and telde to Dauid alle thingis whiche Joab hadde comaundid to hym.
Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger goeth, and cometh in, and declareth to David all that with which Joab sent him,
And the messenger goeth, and cometh in, and declareth to David all that with which Joab sent him,
Update Bible Version
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
World English Bible
So the messenger went, and came and shown David all that Joab had sent him for.
So the messenger went, and came and shown David all that Joab had sent him for.
New King James Version
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent by him.
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent by him.
New Living Translation
So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David.
So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David.
New Life Bible
So the man left and came to David. He told him all that Joab had sent him to tell.
So the man left and came to David. He told him all that Joab had sent him to tell.
New Revised Standard
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the messenger went his way, - and came in, and told David, all that Joab had sent him to tell .
And the messenger went his way, - and came in, and told David, all that Joab had sent him to tell .
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the messenger departed, and came and told David all that Joab had commanded him.
So the messenger departed, and came and told David all that Joab had commanded him.
Revised Standard Version
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Jo'ab had sent him to tell.
So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Jo'ab had sent him to tell.
THE MESSAGE
Joab's messenger arrived in Jerusalem and gave the king a full report. He said, "The enemy was too much for us. They advanced on us in the open field, and we pushed them back to the city gate. But then arrows came hot and heavy on us from the city wall, and eighteen of the king's soldiers died."
Joab's messenger arrived in Jerusalem and gave the king a full report. He said, "The enemy was too much for us. They advanced on us in the open field, and we pushed them back to the city gate. But then arrows came hot and heavy on us from the city wall, and eighteen of the king's soldiers died."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the messenger departed and came and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
So the messenger departed and came and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to tell.
Contextual Overview
14And it comes to pass in the morning that David writes a letter to Joab and sends [it] by the hand of Uriah; 15and he writes in the letter, saying, "Place Uriah in front of the face of the most severe battle, and you have turned back from after him, and he has been struck, and has died." 16And it comes to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appoints Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men [were]; 17and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and [some] of the people, from the servants of David, fall; and Uriah the Hittite also dies. 18And Joab sends and declares to David all the matters of the war, 19and commands the messenger, saying, "At your finishing all the matters of the war to speak to the king, 20then, it has been, if the king's fury ascends, and he has said to you, Why did you draw near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they shoot from off the wall? 21Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Did a woman not cast a piece of a rider from the wall on him, and he dies in Thebez? Why did you draw near to the wall? That you have said, Also—your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead." 22And the messenger goes, and comes in, and declares to David all that with which Joab sent him,23and the messenger says to David, "Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out to us into the field, and we are on them to the opening of the gate,
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Cross-References
Joshua 24:2
And Joshua says to all the people, "Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Beyond the River your fathers have dwelt of old—Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor—and they serve other gods;
And Joshua says to all the people, "Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Beyond the River your fathers have dwelt of old—Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor—and they serve other gods;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So the messenger went,.... From Joab, from the army before Rabbah:
and came; to David in Jerusalem, a course of sixty four miles:
and showed David all that Joab had sent him for; all the events of the war hitherto.
