2 Samuel 11:23
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
2 Samuel 11:23 in other translations
| BSB | The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate. |
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| WEB | The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate. |
| ASV | And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate. |
| YLT | and the messenger saith unto David, ‘Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out unto us into the field, and we are upon them unto the opening of the gate, |
| DARBY | And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out against us into the field, and we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate. |
| BBE | And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town. |
| Webster | And the messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate. |
What does 2 Samuel 11:23 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:14-27
Adulteries often occasion murders, and one wickedness is sought to be covered by another. The beginnings of sin are much to be dreaded; for who knows where they will end? Can a real believer ever tread this path? Can such a person be indeed a child of God? Though grace be not lost in such an awful case, the assurance and consolation of it must be suspended. All David's life, spirituality, and comfort in religion, we…
2 Samuel 11:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Samuel 11:22
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
- 2 Samuel 11:23
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
- 2 Samuel 11:24
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
2 Samuel 11:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo el mensajero á David: Prevalecieron contra nosotros los hombres, que salieron á nosotros al campo, bien que nosotros les hicimos retroceder hasta la entrada de la puerta; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le messager dit à David: Les hommes ont eu l’avantage sur nous; ils sont sortis contre nous dans la campagne, et nous les avons chargés jusqu’à l’entrée de la porte; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Bote sprach zu David: Da die Männer die Oberhand über uns hatten und gegen uns aufs Feld herauszogen, so drangen wir auf sie ein bis zum Eingang des Tores. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dixit nuntius ad David: Prævaluerunt adversum nos viri, et egressi sunt ad nos in agrum: nos autem facto impetu persecuti eos sumus usque ad portam civitatis. |