2 Samuel 17:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will fall upon him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and all the men that are with him, there shall not be left so much as one.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    'We will come upon him wherever he is found, and we will fall on him like dew settling on the ground. Not even one of his men will survive.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So shall we come{H935} upon him in some{H259} place{H4725} where he shall be found,{H4672} and we will light{H5168} upon him as the dew{H2919} falleth{H5307} on the ground;{H127} and of him and of all the men{H582} that are with him we will not leave{H3498} so much as{H1571} one.{H259}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So shall we come{H935}{(H8804)} upon him in some{H259} place{H4725} where he shall be found{H4672}{(H8738)}, and we will light{H5168} upon him as the dew{H2919} falleth{H5307}{(H8799)} on the ground{H127}: and of him and of all the men{H582} that are with him there shall not be left{H3498}{(H8738)} so much as{H1571} one{H259}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    then wil we fall vpon him in what place we finde him, and wyll ouerwhelme him euen as the dew falleth vpon the earth, so that we shal not leaue one of him and of all his men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So shall we come vpon him in some place, where we shall finde him, and we will vpon him as the dewe falleth on the ground: and of all the men that are with him, wee will not leaue him one.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For so shall we come vpon him in one place or other where we shal finde him, and we wil fal vpon him, euen as thicke as the deawe falleth on ye ground: And of al the men that are with him, we shal not leaue him one.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that [are] with him there shall not be left so much as one.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So shall we come on him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him we will not leave so much as one.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and we have come in unto him in one of the places where he is found, and we `are' upon him as the dew falleth on the ground, and there hath not been left of him and of all the men who `are' with him even one.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then we will come on him in some place, wherever he may be, falling on him as the dew comes on the earth: and of him and all the men who are with him not one will get away with his life.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So shall we come on him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him we will not leave so much as one.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    We will come against him wherever he happens to be found. We will descend on him like the dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor any of the men who are with him will be spared alive– not one of them!

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:23 : 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.
  • 1 Kgs 20:10 : 10 And Benhadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
  • 2 Kgs 18:23 : 23 Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
  • 2 Kgs 19:24 : 24 I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he says, By the strength of my hand, I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have brought down the inhabitants like a valiant man; 14 And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.
  • Obad 1:3 : 3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is high; who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

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