2 Samuel 23:6
What does 2 Samuel 23:6 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 23:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;
KJV
King James Version · 1611But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As to the worthless--As a thorn driven away <FI>are<Fi> all of them, For--not by hand are they taken;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which are not taken away with hands.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;
Context
v.5Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and allmydesire, Although he maketh it not to grow.
v.6This passage
v.7But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
- Deuteronomy 13:13
Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
- Song of Solomon 2:2
As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
- Matthew 13:41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,
- Isaiah 33:12
And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
- 1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
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