2 Samuel 14:6 - The Scriptures 1998 “And your female servant had two sons. And the two fought with each other in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one smote the other and killed him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And your handmaid had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. American Standard Version (1901) And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him. Common English Bible Your servant had two sons, but the two of them fought in the field. No one could separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. Catholic Public Domain Version And your handmaid had two sons. And they quarreled against one another in the field. And there was no one there who would be able to stop them. And one struck the other, and killed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them. And the one struck the other, and slew him. |
And the sovereign said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, my husband is dead.
“And see, the entire clan has risen up against your female servant and said, ‘Give him who smote his brother, so that we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed, and destroy the heir also.’ Thus they would extinguish my burning coal that is left, and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the earth.”