2 Samuel 18:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ ‘You must not go! ’  the people pleaded. ‘If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth  ten thousand of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ But the men said, You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us; if half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth 10,000 such as we are. So now it is better that you be able to help us from the city.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

Common English Bible

³ But the troops replied, “No! You must not march out! If we flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is much better if you support us from the city.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the people responded: "You shall not go out. For if we flee, there will not be great concern in them for us. Or if one half part of us will fall, they will not care much. For you are considered as one for ten thousand. Therefore, it is better that you should be in the city to strengthen us."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And the people answered: Thou shalt not go forth; for if we flee away they will not much mind us. Or if half of us should fall, they will not greatly care: for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand. It is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us.

2 Samuel 18:3 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 10:11

‘If the Arameans are too strong for me,’ Joab said, ‘then you will be my help. However, if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I’ll come to help you.

2 Samuel 17:2

I will attack him while he is weary and discouraged,  throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will scatter. I will strike down only the king

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, ‘You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.’

1 Kings 22:31

Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders,  ‘Do not fight with anyone at all  except the king of Israel.’

Lamentations 4:20

The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life,  , was captured in their traps. We had said about him, ‘We will live under his protection among the nations.’

Zechariah 13:7

Sword, awake against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate – this is the declaration of the  Lord of Armies. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

1 Samuel 18:7

As they danced, the women sang: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.