2 Samuel 2:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, belonging to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then they arose{H6965} and went over{H5674} by number:{H4557} twelve{H8147} for Benjamin,{H1144} and for Ish-bosheth{H378} the son{H1121} of Saul,{H7586} and twelve{H8147} of the servants{H5650} of David.{H1732}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then there arose{H6965}{(H8799)} and went over{H5674}{(H8799)} by number{H4557} twelve{H8147}{H6240} of Benjamin{H1144}, which pertained to Ishbosheth{H378} the son{H1121} of Saul{H7586}, and twelve{H8147}{H6240} of the servants{H5650} of David{H1732}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then gat they them vp, & wente in nombre twolue of Ben Iamin on Isboseth Sauls sonnes syde, and twolue of Dauids seruauntes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then there arose and went ouer twelue of Beniamin by number, which perteined to Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and twelue of the seruants of Dauid.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then there arose & went ouer twelue of Beniamin by numbre, which pertayned to Isboseth the sonne of Saul, and twelue of the seruauntes of Dauid.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which [pertained] to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So they got up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve of the servants of David.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

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  • 2 Sam 2:12-14
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    83%

    12 Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

    13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David's servants also went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the opposite side.

    14 Then Abner said to Joab, 'Let the young men come forward and compete before us.' And Joab said, 'Let them come forward.'

  • 2 Sam 2:29-31
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    79%

    29 Abner and his men marched through the Arabah all that night. They crossed the Jordan, traveled through the Bithron, and arrived at Mahanaim.

    30 Joab stopped pursuing Abner and gathered all the troops. Nineteen of David’s men were missing, along with Asahel.

    31 But David’s men had struck down three hundred and sixty men from Benjamin and Abner’s followers, who died in battle.

  • 2 Sam 2:16-17
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    16 Each man seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they fell together. So the place was called the Field of Flints, which is in Gibeon.

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

  • 2 Sam 19:17
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    17 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

  • 2 Sam 2:8-10
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    8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

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  • 2 Sam 2:24-25
    2 verses
    77%

    24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

    25 The men of Benjamin rallied to Abner, formed a single group, and took their stand on the top of a hill.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    75%

    23 These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    75%

    16 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing its banks. They drove out all the people living in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

  • 1 Sam 13:15
    74%

    15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

  • 1 Chr 12:1-3
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    1 These are the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banished because of Saul, son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped in battle.

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  • 2 Sam 18:7
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    7 There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

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    2 Saul chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself. 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash and in the hills of Bethel, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent back to their homes.

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

  • 2 Sam 4:12
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    12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.

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    73%

    14 Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.

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  • 1 Sam 25:12-13
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    12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

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    73%

    16 Saul's lookouts at Gibeah of Benjamin saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions.

  • 1 Sam 14:21
    73%

    21 The Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp changed sides and joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

  • 2 Sam 4:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 After entering the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head. Taking his head with them, they traveled along the road through the Arabah all night.

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  • 1 Chr 12:29
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    29 From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then.

  • 2 Sam 4:2
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  • 2 Sam 20:2
    72%

    2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed loyal to their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.

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    2 So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 2 Sam 3:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Abner also spoke to the people of Benjamin and then went to Hebron to tell David everything that seemed good to Israel and the whole house of Benjamin.

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    71%

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  • Num 2:22
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  • 1 Sam 26:13
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  • 2 Sam 20:7
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  • 1 Chr 12:19-20
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  • 1 Sam 26:6
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