2 Samuel 10:11
What does 2 Samuel 10:11 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 10:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me, but if the children of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 22:32
but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.
- Romans 15:1
Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
- Philippians 1:27
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
- 1 Chronicles 19:9
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
- Nehemiah 4:20
in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.
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