2 Samuel 23:7
7 but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.”4
2 Samuel 23:7 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 Whoever touches thorns
uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;
they are burned up where they lie.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
7 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.
2 Samuel 23:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 One must use iron tools to chop them down;
they will be totally consumed by fire.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 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 their place.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 No one can touch them
except with a tool of iron or wood.
They will be thrown in the fire and burned where they lie.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 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.
2 Samuel 23:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.
2 Samuel 23:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 A person who touches them uses iron ⸤tools⸥
or the shaft of a spear.
Firewill burn them up completely wherever they are.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 The man who touches them
must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear.
They will be completely burned up on the spot.
2 Samuel 23:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 to touch them one uses an iron bar
or the shaft of a spear.
And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.
2 Samuel 23:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 And if a man wants to touch them, he must use an iron instrument or the shaft of a spear; then they are consumed entirely with fire on the spot.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 Even if you touch them,
you must use an iron tool or a spear.
Thorns are burned up right where they are.”
2 Samuel 23:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 But the man who touches them
Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”