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2 Samuel 11:23

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He said, “The enemy was too much for us. They advanced on us in the open field, and we pushed them back to the city gate.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The messenger said to David, “The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The messenger reported to David, “The men gained the advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we counterattacked right up to the entrance of the city gate.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The enemy came out against us in the open fields,” he said. “And as we chased them back to the city gate,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The messenger said to David, “Because the men overpowered us, the men came out to us in the field, but we forced them back to the entrance of the gate.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.