2 Samuel 17:16
2 Samuel 17:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 Now send a message at once and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords in the wilderness; cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
2 Samuel 17:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 “Quick!” he told them. “Find David and urge him not to stay at the shallows of the Jordan River tonight. He must go across at once into the wilderness beyond. Otherwise he will die and his entire army with him.”
2 Samuel 17:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘Do not spend this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily cross over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 “Quickly! Send a message to David. Tell him not to stay tonight at the crossings into the desert but to cross over the Jordan River at once. If he crosses the river, he and all his people won’t be destroyed.”
2 Samuel 17:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
2 Samuel 17:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 And now send quickly, and tell David saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
2 Samuel 17:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Now send messengers quickly to tell David, ‘Don’t rest tonight in the river crossings in the desert, but make sure you cross ⸤the river⸥, or Your Majesty and all the troops with him will be wiped out.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Now send someone quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the wilderness ford of the Jordan, but be sure to cross over, or the king and all the people with him will be destroyed.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 Therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over; otherwise the king and all the people who are with him will be swallowed up.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 So then, send quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the fords of the wilderness! Moreover, by all means cross over lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 “Send a message right away. Tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the place in the desert where people can go across the Jordan River. Make sure you go on across. If you don’t, you and all of the people who are with you will be swallowed up.’ ”
2 Samuel 17:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 “Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over, or else the king and all the people who are with him will be destroyed.’ ”