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2 Samuel 18:5

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

KJV

Et præcepit rex Joab, et Abisai, et Ethai, dicens : Servate mihi puerum Absalom. Et omnis populus audiebat præcipientem regem cunctis principibus pro Absalom.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐνετείλατο ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Ἰωὰβ καὶ τῷ Ἀβεισὰ καὶ τῷ Ἐθθεὶ λέγων Φείσασθέ μου τοῦ παιδαρίου τοῦ Ἀβεσσαλώμ· καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤκουσεν ἐντελλομένου τοῦ βασιλέως πᾶσιν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν ὑπὲρ Ἀβεσσαλώμ.

LXX

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

ASV

וַ/יְצַ֣ו הַ/מֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת י֠וֹאָב וְ/אֶת אֲבִישַׁ֤י וְ/אֶת אִתַּי֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר לְ/אַט לִ֖/י לַ/נַּ֣עַר לְ/אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וְ/כָל הָ/עָ֣ם שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּ/צַוֺּ֥ת הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת כָּל הַ/שָּׂרִ֖ים עַל דְּבַ֥ר אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AbsalomJoabAbishai

In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִתַּי֙
'ty
proper_noun · 9×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַֽט
't
noun · 6×
אַבְשַׁ֣י
'bshy
proper_noun · 25×
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹאָ֔ב
yv'b
proper_noun · 145×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 2:5 — Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew
  • 2Sam 19:1 — And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
  • Deut 21:18 — If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
  • Phlm 1:10 — I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: