2 Samuel 17:9 - The Scriptures 1998

“See, by now he is hidden in some pit, or in some place. And it shall be, when some of them fall at the first, that whoever hears it shall say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who are following Aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Behold, he is hidden even now in some pit or other place; and when some of them are overthrown at the first, whoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the followers of Absalom.

American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Common English Bible

Even now he has probably hidden himself in one of the caves or some other place. When some of the troops fall in the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘The soldiers who follow Absalom have been defeated!’

Catholic Public Domain Version

Perhaps now he hides in pits, or in another place, wherever he wills. And if by chance, in the beginning, anyone may fall, whoever hears about it, no matter what he has heard, will say, 'There is a slaughter among the people who were following Absalom.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Perhaps he now lieth hid in pits, or in some other place where he list. And when any one shall fall at the first, every one that heareth it shall say: There is a slaughter among the people that followed Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:10

“And even he who is brave, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, would utterly melt. For all Yisra’ĕ

2 Samuel 17:8

And Ḥ

Jeremiah 41:9

And the pit into which Yishmaʽ

Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai smote about thirty-six men, for they pursued them from before the gate as far as Sheḇ

Joshua 8:6

and they shall come out after us till we have drawn them from the city, as though saying, ‘They are fleeing before us as formerly.’ And we shall flee before them,

1 Samuel 22:1

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 23:22

“Please go, prepare yet further and find out and see the place where his hide-out is, who has seen him there. For I am told that he is very cunning.

1 Samuel 24:3

And he came to the sheepfolds, on the way, and there was a cave. And Sha’ul went in to relieve himself. Now Dawiḏ