Verse 15

They besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, building a siege ramp against the city that stood against the wall, and all the people with Joab battered the wall to bring it down.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, og de bygde en oppfylling mot byen for å angripe den. De nådde opp til bymuren, og Joabs menn var i ferd med å bryte ned muren for å fange Sjeba.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel Bet-Ma’aka og bygde en voll mot byen, slik at den sto mot vollgraven. Og hele Joabs folk slo mot muren for å rive den ned.

• Norsk King James

  Og de kom og beleiret ham i Abel av Bethmaachah, og de bygde en bank mot byen, og den stod i grøften; og alt folket som var med Joab, banket på muren for å kaste den ned.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel-Bet-Maaka, og kastet opp en voll mot byen, som nådde opp til muren. Hele hæren som var med Joab forsøkte å ødelegge og rive ned muren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel Bet-Ma'aka og bygde en voll mot byen. Den sto ved festningens mur, og folket som var med Joab, prøvde å bryte ned muren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De kom og omringet ham i Abel av Bet-Ma’aka. De bygde en voll mot byen, og den sto på vollgraven. Hele folket med Joab angrep muren for å bryte den ned.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel i Bethmaachah, og reiste en vollmur mot byen som lå ved en grøft. Alle folkemengden med Joab slo mot muren for å rive den ned.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  De kom og omringet ham i Abel av Bet-Ma’aka. De bygde en voll mot byen, og den sto på vollgraven. Hele folket med Joab angrep muren for å bryte den ned.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den byen ble beleiret av Joabs menn. De bygde en beleiringsvoll rundt byen og begynte å ødelegge muren for å få den til å falle.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maacah. They built a siege ramp against the city and stood against the outer rampart. As they worked to breach the wall,

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De kom til Abel Bet-Maaka og beleiret byen. De bygde en beleiringsrampe mot festningsvollen, og alt folket som fulgte Joab, gikk i gang med å slå ned muren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de kom og beleirede ham i Abel-Beth-Maacha, og kastede en Vold op mod Staden, og den stod op til Muren; og alt Folket, som var med Joab, (søgte) at fordærve og at nedrive Muren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel-Bet-Ma’aka og kastet opp en voll mot byen, som nådde inn i vollgraven, og alt folket med Joab slo på muren for å rive den ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel-Bet-Ma'akah. De bygget en voll mot byen som nådde opp til festningsmuren, og alle folkene som var med Joab, forsøkte å rive ned muren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De kom til Abel i Bet-Ma'akah og begynte å beleire byen, fylte opp en voll mot muren, og alt folket som var med Joab, arbeidet for å ødelegge muren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De kom og beleiret ham i Abel av Bet-Ma’aka. De bygget en voll mot byen som nådde opp til festningsmuren, og alt folket med Joab prøvde å bryte ned muren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Joab og hans menn omringet ham i Abel i Bet-Maaka og bygde en voll mot byen. Alle Joabs menn forsøkte å rive ned muren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and came and beseged him at Abel Beth Maacha, and made a banke aboute to cite harde on ye wall. And all the people that was with Ioab, layed to their ordynaunce, and wolde haue cast downe the wall.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So they came, and besieged him in Abel, neere to Bethmaachah: and they cast vp a mount against the citie, and the people thereof stood on the ramper, and al the people that was with Ioab, destroyed and cast downe the wall.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they came and besieged him in Abel, neare to Bethmaacha: And they cast vp a bancke against the citie, and the people therof stoode on the ramper, and all the people that was with Ioab, thrust at the wall to ouerthrowe it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they go in and lay siege against him, in Abel of Beth-Maachah, and cast up a mount against the city, and it standeth in a trench, and all the people who are `are' with Joab are destroying, to cause the wall to fall.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joab’s men came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city which stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab’s soldiers were trying to break through the wall so that it would collapse,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 19:32 : 32 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a siege mound against it.
• Jer 32:24 : 24 Behold the siege ramps, they have come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what you have spoken is come to pass; and, behold, you see it.
• Jer 33:4 : 4 For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are torn down by the battering rams and by the sword:
• Ezek 4:2 : 2 And lay siege against it, build a fort against it, and throw up a ramp against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it all around.
• Luke 19:43 : 43 For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you and enclose you on every side,
• Isa 37:33 : 33 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor build a siege ramp against it.
• Jer 6:6 : 6 For thus has the LORD of hosts said, Cut down trees, and build a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be visited; she is full of oppression in her midst.
• 1 Kgs 15:20 : 20 So Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
• 2 Kgs 15:29 : 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.