2 Samuel 18:15 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And ten young men, Joab 's armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.

NIV: And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.

NASB: And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him.

CSB: ten young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

NLT: Ten of Joab’s young armor bearers then surrounded Absalom and killed him.

KJV: And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

NKJV: And ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, and struck and killed him.

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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