Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’
2 Samuel 17:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. Not even one will be left #– #neither he nor any of the men with him. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So shall we come upon [David] some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew settles [unseen and unheard] on the ground; and of him and of all the men with him there shall not be left so much as one. American Standard Version (1901) So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one. Common English Bible When we attack him wherever he might be, we will fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. No one will survive—not him and not one of the soldiers who are with him! Catholic Public Domain Version And we shall rush against him in whatever place he will have been found. And we shall cover him, as the dew usually falls upon the ground. And we shall not leave behind even one of the men who are with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And we shall come upon him in what place soever he shall be found: and we shall cover him, as the dew falleth upon the ground: and we shall not leave of the men that are with him, not so much as one. |
Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’
‘So now, make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria. I’ll give you two thousand horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!
I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. I dried up all the streams of Egypt with the soles of my feet.”
Your arrogant heart has deceived you, you who live in clefts of the rock ,, in your home on the heights, who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground? ’
Then the remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or linger for mankind.
Investigate all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with accurate information, and I’ll go with you. If it turns out he really is in the region, I’ll search for him among all the clans of Judah.’