2 Samuel 19:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, because they heard it said that the king was grieving for his son.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the people went by stealth that day into the city, as people ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the people{H5971} gat{H935} them by stealth{H1589} that day{H3117} into the city,{H5892} as people{H5971} that are ashamed{H3637} steal away{H1589} when they flee{H5127} in battle.{H4421}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the people{H5971} gat{H935}{(H8800)} them by stealth{H1589}{(H8691)} that day{H3117} into the city{H5892}, as people{H5971} being ashamed{H3637}{(H8737)} steal away{H1589}{(H8691)} when they flee{H5127}{(H8800)} in battle{H4421}.

  • 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.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when they flee in battell.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the people went that day into the citie by stealth, as people confounded to conuey themselues when they flee in battell.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The people snuck into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 31:27 : 27 Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? You didn’t even let me know so I could send you away with joy and singing, to the music of tambourines and harps.
  • 2 Sam 17:24 : 24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 19:32 : 32 Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Sam 19:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1 The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died in your place, Absalom, my son, my son!"

    2 Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."

  • 2 Sam 19:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4 The people stole away into the city that day, as men who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.

    5 The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 2 Sam 13:34
    77%

    34 Meanwhile, Absalom fled. Now the watchman looked up and saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road behind him.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth until now."

    9 So the king got up and sat in the gateway. When the people were told, "The king is sitting in the gateway," they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites fled to their homes.

    10 All the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, he saved us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
    76%

    9 'Even now, he is hiding in one of the caves or some other place. If he attacks first, anyone who hears about it will say, "There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom."'

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    75%

    30 David continued up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All the people with him also covered their heads and were weeping as they went up.

  • 2 Sam 13:36-39
    4 verses
    75%

    36 As he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, weeping loudly. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.

    37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.

    38 After Absalom fled to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.

    39 King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

  • 2 Sam 15:10-14
    5 verses
    74%

    10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel with this message: 'As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, say, “Absalom is king in Hebron!”'

    11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited and went innocently, unaware of anything.

    12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

    13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'

    14 David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'

  • 2 Sam 18:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4 The king said to them, 'I will do whatever seems best to you.' So the king stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.

    5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, 'Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.' All the troops heard the king’s orders concerning Absalom to all the commanders.

    6 The army went out to the field to confront Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
    73%

    6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, and he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 17:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel. A servant girl would go and inform them, and they would go and inform King David, for they could not be seen entering the city.

    18 But a young man saw them and reported it to Absalom. So both of them left quickly and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it.

  • 2 Sam 18:17-19
    3 verses
    73%

    17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a great heap of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled to their homes.

    18 During his lifetime, Absalom had set up a pillar in the King’s Valley for himself, saying, 'I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.' He named the pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

    19 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, 'Let me run and bring the king news that the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.'

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    73%

    24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules, and fled.

    30 While they were on the way, word came to David: 'Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.'

  • 2 Sam 16:15
    71%

    15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 18:8
    71%

    8 The battle spread over the entire area, and more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword that day.

  • 2 Sam 14:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23 Then Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

    24 But the king said, "He must go to his own house; he must not see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king’s face.

  • 2 Sam 15:2
    70%

    2 Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'

  • 2 Sam 17:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20 When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, 'Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' She answered, 'They crossed over the stream.' The servants searched but did not find them, and they returned to Jerusalem.

    21 After they had left, the two men came up out of the well. They went and informed King David, saying, 'Get up and cross the river quickly, because this is what Ahithophel has advised against you.'

  • 2 Sam 16:22
    70%

    22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 15:23
    70%

    23 The whole countryside wept aloud as the king and all the people passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley, and the people moved on toward the wilderness.

  • 2 Sam 17:2
    70%

    2 I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king.

  • 2 Sam 17:13
    70%

    13 'If he retreats into a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will pull it into the valley until not even a pebble remains.'

  • 1 Chr 19:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14 Joab and the troops who were with him advanced against the Arameans to fight, and they fled before him.

    15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled before Abishai, Joab's brother, and went back into the city. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    69%

    1 Joab, son of Zeruiah, realized that the king's heart was focused on Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:27
    69%

    27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons.

  • 2 Sam 14:33
    69%

    33 So Joab went to the king and told him this. Then the king summoned Absalom, who came to the king and bowed himself down with his face to the ground before him. And the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 18:15
    69%

    15 Ten of Joab’s young armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

  • 2 Sam 18:29
    69%

    29 The king asked, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' Ahimaaz answered, 'I saw a great commotion when Joab sent the king’s servant and me, but I do not know what it was.'