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2 Samuel 2:14

14 And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

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2 Samuel 2:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”

“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

2 Samuel 2:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2 Samuel 2:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 Then Abner suggested to Joab, “Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.”

“All right,” Joab agreed.

2 Samuel 2:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.”

And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

2 Samuel 2:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men have a contest here.”

Joab said, “Yes, let them have a contest.”

2 Samuel 2:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2 Samuel 2:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2 Samuel 2:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men hold a contest.” Joab agreed. 

2 Samuel 2:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”

“Let them get up,” Joab replied.

2 Samuel 2:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men come forward and have a contest before us.” Joab said, “Let them come forward.”

2 Samuel 2:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men come up and fight in our presence.” And Joab said, “Let them come up.”

2 Samuel 2:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight. Let’s tell them to fight hand to hand in front of us.”

“All right. Let them do it,” Joab said.

2 Samuel 2:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”


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