2 Samuel 17:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king only:

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and I will come{H935} upon him while he is weary{H3023} and weak-handed,{H7504} {H3027} and will make him afraid;{H2729} and all the people{H5971} that are with him shall flee;{H5127} and I will smite{H5221} the king{H4428} only;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I will come{H935}{(H8799)} upon him while he is weary{H3023} and weak{H7504} handed{H3027}, and will make him afraid{H2729}{(H8689)}: and all the people{H5971} that are with him shall flee{H5127}{(H8804)}; and I will smite{H5221}{(H8689)} the king{H4428} only:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and fall vpo him whan he is feble and weery: When I vexe him the, so that all the people which is by him, flieth, I wil smite the kynge onely,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I will come vpon him: for he is wearie, and weake handed: so I will feare him, and all the people that are with him, shall flee, and I will smite the King onely,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I wil come vpo him whyle he is weery and weake handed, and will feare him: And all the people that are with him, shall flee, and so will I smite the king only,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I will come upon him while he [is] weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that [are] with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and I will come on him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him shall flee; and I will strike the king only;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and come upon him, and he weary and feeble-handed, and I have caused him to tremble, and all the people have fled who `are' with him, and I have smitten the king by himself,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him shall flee. I will strike the king only;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 16:14 : 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
  • 1 Kgs 22:31 : 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty-two captains who had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
  • Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the vine dressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then Jesus said to them, All of you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.
  • John 11:50 : 50 Nor do you consider that it is better for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.
  • Deut 25:18 : 18 How he met you on the way and attacked your rear, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God.
  • John 18:4-8 : 4 Jesus, knowing all things that would come upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom do you seek? 5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. And Judas, who betrayed him, stood with them. 6 As soon as he said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 Then he asked them again, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he; therefore, if you seek me, let these go their way,

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