What does 2 Samuel 23:6 mean?
ESV: But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand;
NIV: But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.
NASB: But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand;
CSB: But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside; they can never be picked up by hand.
NLT: But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, for they tear the hand that touches them.
KJV: But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
NKJV: But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands.
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Book Summary:
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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