2 Samuel 24:8
What does 2 Samuel 24:8 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 24:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So after going through all the land in every direction, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they go to and fro through all the land, and come in at the end of nine months and twenty days to Jerusalem,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And having gone through the whole land, after nine months and twenty days, they came to Jerusalem.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they went through all the land, and came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
Context
v.7and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba.
v.8This passage
v.9And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
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