All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
2 Samuel 17:8 - Y'all Version Bible Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For, said Hushai, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are embittered and enraged like a bear robbed of her whelps in the field. And your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. American Standard Version (1901) Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Common English Bible You know that your father and his men are warriors,” he continued, “and they are as desperate as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is a seasoned fighter. He won’t spend the night with his troops. Catholic Public Domain Version And again Hushai declared, "You know your father, and the men who are with him, to be very strong and bitter in soul, comparable to a bear raging in the forest when her young have been taken away. Moreover, your father is a man of war, and so he will not live among the people. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And again Chusai said: Thou knowest thy father, and the men that are with him, that they are very valiant, and bitter in their mind, as a bear raging in the wood when her whelps are taken away. And thy father is a warrior, and will not lodge with the people. |
All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
Even now, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. When some of them have fallen at the first, whoever hears about it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’
The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to YHWH.
Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of YHWH. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths.
Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs, than a fool in their folly.
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness! She lay down among lions, and nourished her cubs among the young lions.
“Suddenly, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’
I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, otherwise angry men will fall on y’all, and your and your household will lose your lives.”
Then one of the young men answered and said, “I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, and a handsome person, and YHWH is with him.”
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. He struck the Philistine and killed him without a sword in the hand of David.
Y’all are to look and find all the places where he hides. Y’all come back when you* are certain, and I will go with y’all. If he is in the land, I will search for him among all the thousands of Judah.”