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2 Samuel 11:25

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11:25David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you.26 There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down.27 Press the battle against the city and conquer28 it.’ Encourage him with these words.”29

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  1. 26 Heb “let not this matter be evil in your eyes.”
  2. 27 Heb “according to this and according to this the sword devours.”
  3. 28 Heb “overthrow.”
  4. 29 The Hebrew text does not have “with these words.” They are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

David said to the messenger, “Thus shall you say to Joab, ‘Do not let this matter displease you, for the sword devours now one and now another. Strengthen your attack against the city and overthrow it.’ And encourage him.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.’ Say this to encourage Joab.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not feel badly about this matter; now one and then another the sword will devour. Intensify your attack on the city and overthrow it.’ ” And he encouraged him.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.