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2 Samuel 18:20

20 And Joab said to him, “You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

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2 Samuel 18:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 “You are not the one to take the news today,” Joab told him. “You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

2 Samuel 18:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 “No,” Joab told him, “it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 And Joab said to him, “You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Joab answered Ahimaaz, “No, you are not the one to take the news today. You may do it another time, but do not take it today, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

2 Samuel 18:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.

2 Samuel 18:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 But Joab told him, “You won’t be the man carrying good news today. You can carry the news some other day. You must not deliver the news today because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Joab replied to him, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Joab said to him, “You are not to carry tidings today; you may carry tidings another day, but today you shall not do so, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 Joab said to him, “You will not be a man bringing good news this day! You may bring good news on another day, but today you will not be bringing good news because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 “I don’t want you to take the news to the king today,” Joab told him. “You can do it some other time. But you must not do it today, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 But Joab said to him, “You are not the man to carry news this day, but you shall carry news another day; however, you shall carry no news today because the king’s son is dead.”


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