But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and of Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.
Parallel Translations
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But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and of Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.
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But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
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But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, even of Abner's men — three hundred and threescore men died.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to 2 Samuel 2:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 3:1 Now there was long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker.
- 1 Kings 20:11 The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’ ”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Thus God would confirm David in his kingdom by…
Thus God would confirm David in his kingdom by the destruction of his adversaries.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin,…
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and Abner's men,.... Of those of the tribe of Benjamin that joined him, and of those that he brought with him from Mahanaim; so many of them were smitten, as appeared by their bodies lying on the field of battle:
so that three hundred and threescore men died; the number of the slain on each side was very unequal.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 2:31 The 360 who died were all from the…
2:31 The 360 who died were all from the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, under the leadership of one of Saul’s relatives. This defeat was a direct blow to Saul’s dynasty (cp. 3:1).
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