Devine Scripture

2 Samuel 18:31

2 Samuel chapter 18 · verse 31 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king; for Jehovah hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king; for Jehovah hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

Context

v.30And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

v.31This passage

v.32And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

  • 2 Samuel 18:28

    And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • Luke 18:7

    And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

  • 2 Samuel 18:19

    Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that Jehovah hath avenged him of his enemies.

  • 2 Samuel 22:48

    Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

  • Psalms 94:1

    O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.