2 Samuel 23:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Anyone who touches them must arm himself with iron or the shaft of a spear, and they are burned up completely where they lie.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the man{H376} that toucheth{H5060} them Must be armed{H4390} with iron{H1270} and the staff{H6086} of a spear:{H2595} And they shall be utterly{H8313} burned{H8313} with fire{H784} in [their] place.{H7675}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the man{H376} that shall touch{H5060}{(H8799)} them must be fenced{H4390}{(H8735)} with iron{H1270} and the staff{H6086} of a spear{H2595}; and they shall be utterly{H8313}{(H8800)} burned{H8313}{(H8735)} with fire{H784} in the same place{H7675}{(H8800)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they yt touch them, shal destroye them wt yrons & speares: & in the fyre shal they be brent, that they maye be broughte to naught.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the man that shall touch them, must be defensed with yron, or with the shaft of a speare: and they shall be burnt with fire in the same place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the man that shall touche them, must be defenced with iron, or with the shaft of a speare, and they shalbe burnt with fire in the same place.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But the man [that] shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the [same] place.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: They shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the man who cometh against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And with fire they are utterly burnt In the cessation.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in `their' place.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The one who touches them must use an iron instrument or the wooden shaft of a spear. They are completely burned up right where they lie!”

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 6:8 : 8 But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.
  • 2 Sam 22:8-9 : 8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry. 9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
  • Isa 27:4 : 4 Fury is not in Me: who would set briers and thorns against Me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
  • Matt 3:10-12 : 10 And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire: 12 His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
  • Matt 13:42 : 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Luke 19:14 : 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
  • Luke 19:27 : 27 But those my enemies, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.
  • John 15:6 : 6 If anyone does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

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