2 Samuel 17:2 - Easy To Read Version

² I will catch him while he is tired and weak. I will scare him. And all his people will run away. But I will kill only King David.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² I will come upon him while he is exhausted and weak, and cause him to panic; all the people with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone.

American Standard Version (1901)

² and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;

Common English Bible

² I will attack him while he is tired and weak, and I will throw him into a panic. All the troops with him will run off. I promise to kill the king alone,

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And rushing against him, for he is weary and has weakened hands, I will strike him. And when all the people who are with him will have fled, I will strike down the king in isolation.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And coming upon him (for he is now weary and weak-handed) I will defeat him: and when all the people is put to flight that is with him I will kill the king who will be left alone.

2 Samuel 17:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:14

King David and all his people came to {the Jordan River}. The king and his people were tired. So they rested and refreshed themselves there.

2 Samuel 17:1

Ahithophel also said to Absalom, “Let me now choose 12,000 men. Then I will chase David tonight.

1 Kings 22:31

The king of Aram had 32 chariot commanders. That king ordered these 32 chariot commanders to find the king of Israel. The king of Aram told the commanders that they must kill the king.

Nehemiah 4:5

Don’t take away their guilt or forgive the sins they have done in your sight. They have insulted and discouraged the builders.”

Zechariah 13:7

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, hit the shepherd! Hit my friend! Hit the shepherd and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.

Matthew 21:38

“But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, then it will be ours!’

Matthew 26:31

Jesus told the followers, “Tonight you will lose your faith because of me. It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [405]} \}:

John 11:50

It is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed. But you don’t realize this.”

Deuteronomy 25:18

The Amalekites did not respect God. They attacked you when you were weak and tired. They killed all your people who were slow and walking behind everyone else.