He commanded the messenger, ‘When you’ve finished telling the king all the details of the battle #– #
2 Samuel 11:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised if the king’s anger gets stirred up and he asks you, “Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realise they would shoot from the top of the wall? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then if the king's anger rises and he says to you, Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Did you not know they would shoot from the wall? American Standard Version (1901) it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? Common English Bible “if the king gets angry and asks you, ‘Why did you go so close to the city to fight? didn’t you know they would shoot from the wall? Catholic Public Domain Version if you see him to be angry, and if he says: 'Why did you draw near to the wall in order to fight? Are you ignorant that many darts are thrown from above the wall? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou see him to be angry, and he shall say: Why did you approach so near to the wall to fight? Knew you not that many darts are thrown from above off the wall? |
He commanded the messenger, ‘When you’ve finished telling the king all the details of the battle #– #
At Thebez, who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? , Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the top of the wall so that he died? Why did you get so close to the wall? ” #– #then say, “Your servant Uriah the Hethite is dead also.” ’