2 Samuel 14:6
What does 2 Samuel 14:6 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 14:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and thy maid-servant hath two sons; and they strive both of them in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and the one smiteth the other, and putteth him to death;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thy bondmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.
Context
v.5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
v.6This passage
v.7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:8
And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- Deuteronomy 22:26
but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter;
- Exodus 2:13
And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
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