Verse 20

Joab did this to shape the course of events, but my lord the king is as wise as an angel of God in knowing everything that happens in the land."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  «Din tjener Joab har gjort dette for å få saken til å se slik ut. Men min herre er vis som Guds engel, i stand til å kjenne alt som skjer i landet.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For å omgå dette, har din tjener Joab gjort denne tingen; men min herre er klok, ifølge visdommen til en Guds engel, til å vite alt som er på jorden.

• Norsk King James

  For å skape denne talestilen har din tjener Joab gjort dette; og min herre er vis, i henhold til visdommen til en Guds engel, til å kjenne alle ting som er på jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Joab gjorde dette for å endre sakens karakter. Men min herre har visdom som en Guds engel til å forstå alt som skjer på jorden.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Joab gjorde dette for å gi saken en annen vending. Men min herre er vis som en Guds engel til å vite alt som skjer på jorden.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For å frembringe dette har din tjener Joab gjort dette: men min herre er klok, etter Guds engels visdom, til å vite alt som skjer på jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For å få frem denne talemåten gjorde din tjener Joab dette; og min herre, kongen, er vis, med visdom som en Guds engel, til å kjenne alt som finnes på jorden.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For å frembringe dette har din tjener Joab gjort dette: men min herre er klok, etter Guds engels visdom, til å vite alt som skjer på jorden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  «For å få snudd saken har din tjener Joab gjort dette. Min herre er vis, lik en Guds engel, til å vite alt som skjer på jorden.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For å sette saken i et bestemt lys har din tjener Joab gjort dette. Men min herre er vis, som en Guds engel, og vet alt som skjer på jorden.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  At jeg skulde saa vende (denne) Sags Beskaffenhed, den Gjerning har din Tjener Joab gjort; men min Herre er viis efter en Guds Engels Viisdom, at vide alle Ting, som ere paa Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For å snu sakens form er dette gjort av din tjener Joab. Min herre er klok, med den visdom som en Guds engel har, til å kjenne alt som er på jorden."

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  To change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  for å endre sakens utseende har din tjener Joab gjort dette; og min herre er vis, som visdommen til en Guds engel, til å vite alt som er i landet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For å endre utseendet på saken har din tjener Joab gjort dette, men min herre er vis, som en Guds budbringer til å vite alt som skjer i landet.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For å endre utseendet på saken har din tjener Joab gjort dette. Min herre er vis, som en Guds engel, til å kjenne alt som skjer på jorden.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette gjorde han for å få en forandring i denne saken. Min herre er klok som Guds engel og vet alt som skjer på jorden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that I shulde turne this matter of this fasshio, this hath Ioab thy seruaunt done. But my lorde is wyse, as the wysdome of an angell of God, so that he knoweth all thynges vpon earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For to the intent that I should chage the forme of speech, thy seruant Ioab hath done this thing: but my lord is wise according to the wisdome of an Angel of God to vnderstande all things that are in the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For to the intent that I shoulde chaunge the fourme of speach, hath thy seruaunt Ioab done this thing: And my lorde is wyse, according to the wisdome of an angel of God, to vnderstande all thinges that are in the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord `is' wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that `is' in the land.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Your servant Joab did this so as to change this situation. But my lord has wisdom like that of the angel of God, and knows everything that is happening in the land.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 And your servant thought, 'May the word of my lord the king bring me peace, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'
• 2 Sam 19:27 : 27 He said, 'My lord the king, my servant deceived me. I said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself and ride on it, so I may go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.
• Job 32:21-22 : 21 I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I flatter any person. 22 For I do not know how to flatter; otherwise, my Maker would take me away swiftly.
• Job 38:16-41 : 16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep? 17 Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness? 18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this. 19 Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness, 20 that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home? 21 Surely you know, since you were already born, and the number of your days is great! 22 Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, 23 which I have reserved for a time of trouble, for the day of battle and war? 24 What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth? 25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain and a path for the thunderstorm, 26 to water a land where no man lives, an uninhabited desert, 27 to satisfy the desolate and waste ground and make the dry, barren land produce grass? 28 Does the rain have a father, or who gives birth to the dew drops? 29 From whose womb does the ice come forth? Who gives birth to the frost of the heavens, 30 when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen? 31 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the cords of Orion? 32 Can you bring out the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Great Bear with its cubs? 33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up their dominion over the earth? 34 Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? 35 Can you send forth lightning bolts and have them go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'? 36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind? 37 Who can count the clouds with wisdom or tilt the water jars of the heavens, 38 when the dust becomes hard as metal and the clods of earth stick together? 39 Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions, 40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket? 41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about without food?
• Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
• Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
• 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone thinks they know something, they do not yet know as they ought to know.
• Gen 3:5 : 5 'For God knows that on the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'
• 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 When David inquired of the LORD, He said, "Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.