Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
2 Samuel 18:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, surrounded and struck Absalom and killed him. American Standard Version (1901) And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. Common English Bible Then ten young armor-bearers of Joab surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him. Catholic Public Domain Version ten young men, armor bearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him, they killed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him. |
Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to bring him to his house.
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.