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2 Samuel 19:3
That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So they returned to the city quietly that day like troops come in when they are humiliated after fleeing in battle.
So they returned to the city quietly that day like troops come in when they are humiliated after fleeing in battle.
Hebrew Names Version
The people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
The people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
King James Version
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Lexham English Bible
The army came secretly into the city on that day because the army was disgraced when they fled in the battle,
The army came secretly into the city on that day because the army was disgraced when they fled in the battle,
English Standard Version
And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
New Century Version
The people came into the city quietly that day. They were like an army that had been defeated in battle and had run away.
The people came into the city quietly that day. They were like an army that had been defeated in battle and had run away.
Amplified Bible
The people stole into the city [of Mahanaim] that day, as people who are humiliated and ashamed steal away when they retreat in battle.
The people stole into the city [of Mahanaim] that day, as people who are humiliated and ashamed steal away when they retreat in battle.
New American Standard Bible
And the people entered the city surreptitiously that day, just as people who are humiliated surreptitiously flee in battle.
And the people entered the city surreptitiously that day, just as people who are humiliated surreptitiously flee in battle.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when they flee in battell.
And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when they flee in battell.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the people stole away to enter into the city that day, as people who are dishonored steal away when they flee in battle.
So the people stole away to enter into the city that day, as people who are dishonored steal away when they flee in battle.
Contemporary English Version
The troops were sneaking into Mahanaim, just as if they had run away from a battle and were ashamed.
The troops were sneaking into Mahanaim, just as if they had run away from a battle and were ashamed.
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said that day that the king was grieving for his son;
Thus the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said that day that the king was grieving for his son;
Darby Translation
And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people came into the city quietly as if they were the ones who had been defeated in battle.
The people came into the city quietly as if they were the ones who had been defeated in battle.
George Lamsa Translation
And the people concealed themselves as they entered into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.
And the people concealed themselves as they entered into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.
Good News Translation
They went back into the city quietly, like soldiers who are ashamed because they are running away from battle.
They went back into the city quietly, like soldiers who are ashamed because they are running away from battle.
Literal Translation
And the people stole away on that day to go into the city, as the people steal away who are ashamed as they flee in battle.
And the people stole away on that day to go into the city, as the people steal away who are ashamed as they flee in battle.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye people stale awaye the same daye, so that they came not in to the cite: as a people that is put to shame, pycketh them selues awaye, whan they are fled in a battayll.
And ye people stale awaye the same daye, so that they came not in to the cite: as a people that is put to shame, pycketh them selues awaye, whan they are fled in a battayll.
American Standard Version
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Bible in Basic English
And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.
And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the people went that day into the citie by stealth, as people confounded to conuey themselues when they flee in battell.
And the people went that day into the citie by stealth, as people confounded to conuey themselues when they flee in battell.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day: 'The king grieveth for his son.'
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day: 'The king grieveth for his son.'
King James Version (1611)
And the people gate them by stealth that day into the citie, as people beeing ashamed steale away when they flee in battell.
And the people gate them by stealth that day into the citie, as people beeing ashamed steale away when they flee in battell.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the battle.
And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the battle.
English Revised Version
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Berean Standard Bible
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the puple eschewide to entre in to the citee in that dai, as the puple turned and fleynge fro batel is wont to bowe awey.
And the puple eschewide to entre in to the citee in that dai, as the puple turned and fleynge fro batel is wont to bowe awey.
Young's Literal Translation
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 stealeth away, on that day, to go in to the city, as the people steal away, who are ashamed, in their fleeing in battle;
Update Bible Version
And the people went by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
And the people went by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people withdrew by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
And the people withdrew by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
World English Bible
The people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
The people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
New King James Version
And the people stole back into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
And the people stole back into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
New Living Translation
They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle.
They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle.
New Life Bible
So the people were quiet as they went in secret into the city that day. They acted like people who are ashamed when they run away from a battle.
So the people were quiet as they went in secret into the city that day. They acted like people who are ashamed when they run away from a battle.
New Revised Standard
The troops stole into the city that day as soldiers steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
The troops stole into the city that day as soldiers steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the people stole away, on that day, to go into the city, - as people steal away who are put to shame, when they flee in battle.
And the people stole away, on that day, to go into the city, - as people steal away who are put to shame, when they flee in battle.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people shunned the going into the city that day as a people would do that hath turned their backs, and fled away from the battle.
And the people shunned the going into the city that day as a people would do that hath turned their backs, and fled away from the battle.
Revised Standard Version
And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the people went by stealth into the city that day, as people who are humiliated steal away when they flee in battle.
So the people went by stealth into the city that day, as people who are humiliated steal away when they flee in battle.
Contextual Overview
1 Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom." 2 So the victory of that day was turned to mourning as far as all the people were concerned. For the people heard on that day, "The king is grieved over his son." 3 That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle. 4 The king covered his face and cried out loudly, "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!" 5 So Joab visited the king at his home. He said, "Today you have embarrassed all your servants who have saved your life this day, as well as the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines. 6 You seem to love your enemies and hate your friends! For you have as much as declared today that leaders and servants don't matter to you. I realize now that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, it would be all right with you. 7 So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don't go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!" 8 So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him. But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
into the city: 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 17:24
steal: Genesis 31:27
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 19:8 - for Israel 2 Samuel 19:41 - stolen
Cross-References
Genesis 19:6
Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.
Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
Genesis 19:28
He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.
He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham's request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham's request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
Genesis 21:8
The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
Exodus 12:15
For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. Surely on the first day you must put away yeast from your houses because anyone who eats bread made with yeast from the first day to the seventh day will be cut off from Israel.
For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. Surely on the first day you must put away yeast from your houses because anyone who eats bread made with yeast from the first day to the seventh day will be cut off from Israel.
Exodus 12:39
They baked cakes of bread without yeast using the dough they had brought from Egypt, for it was made without yeast—because they were thrust out of Egypt and were not able to delay, they could not prepare food for themselves either.
They baked cakes of bread without yeast using the dough they had brought from Egypt, for it was made without yeast—because they were thrust out of Egypt and were not able to delay, they could not prepare food for themselves either.
Judges 6:19
Gideon went and prepared a young goat, along with unleavened bread made from an ephah of flour. He put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot. He brought the food to him under the oak tree and presented it to him.
Gideon went and prepared a young goat, along with unleavened bread made from an ephah of flour. He put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot. He brought the food to him under the oak tree and presented it to him.
1 Samuel 28:24
Now the woman had a well-fed calf at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded bread and baked it without leaven.
Now the woman had a well-fed calf at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded bread and baked it without leaven.
2 Kings 4:8
One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal.
One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the people got them by stealth that day into the city,.... Did not march into it in companies, in a public and triumphant manner, as conquerors used to do; but entered in a private manner, one by one, or a very few together, not caring to be seen or known, at least by the king, as fearing they had incurred his displeasure: but
as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle; as if they had been conquered, and not conquerors; nay, had acted a cowardly part, and ran away; and so cared not to be seen, lest they should be reproached, or suffer for their cowardice.
