Joab said, ‘I’m not going to waste time with you! ’ He then took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s chest. While Absalom was still alive in the oak tree,
Job 20:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He pulls it out of his back, the flashing tip out of his liver. Terrors come over him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; Yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The arrow] is drawn forth and it comes out after passing through his body; yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors march in upon him; American Standard Version (1901) He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him. Common English Bible They pull it out, but it sticks out from their backs; its shaft in their liver brings terror. Catholic Public Domain Version which had been drawn and had issued forth from its sheath, glittering in its bitterness: the horrible ones will go forth and approach over him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sword is drawn out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and glittereth in his bitterness: the terrible ones shall go and come upon him. |
Joab said, ‘I’m not going to waste time with you! ’ He then took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s chest. While Absalom was still alive in the oak tree,
Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
his archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and pours my bile on the ground.
He is ripped from the security of his tent and marched away to the king of terrors.
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night.
Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.
when I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold of judgement, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.