2 Samuel 11:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in to the field, but we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate.

Common English Bible

“The men overpowered us,” the messenger told David. “They came out against us in the open field, but we fought against them up to the entrance of the city gate.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the messenger said to David: "The men prevailed against us, and they went out to us in the field. Then we pursued them, making an assault, even to the gate of the city.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the messenger said to David: The men prevailed against us; and they came out to us into the field: and we vigorously charged and pursued them even to the gate of the city.

2 Samuel 11:23 Cross References

2 Samuel 11:22

So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

2 Samuel 11:24

And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.