2 Samuel 2:31
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
2 Samuel 2:31 in other translations
| BSB | but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner. |
|---|---|
| WEB | But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died. |
| ASV | But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. |
| YLT | and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men--they died. |
| DARBY | And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died. |
| BBE | But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men |
| Webster | But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and sixty men died. |
What does 2 Samuel 2:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:19-32
19-32. Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist. The impetuous young soldier being…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:25-32
Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civil war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests, will find that they are bitterness to all concerned. How easy it is for men to use reason, when it makes for them, who would not use it, if it made against them! See how the issue of things alter men's minds! The same thing which looked pleasant in the morning, at night looked dismal. Those…
2 Samuel 2:31 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for 2 Samuel 2:31
- 1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
- 2 Samuel 3:1
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:1; 1Ki 20:11
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- 2 Samuel 2:30
And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.
- 2 Samuel 2:31
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
- 2 Samuel 2:32
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
2 Samuel 2:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas los siervos de David hirieron de los de Benjamín y de los de Abner, trescientos y sesenta hombres, que murieron. Tomaron luego á Asael, y sepultáronlo en el sepulcro de su padre en Beth-lehem. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les serviteurs de David avaient frappé à mort 360 hommes de Benjamin et des hommes d’Abner. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Knechte Davids aber hatten von Benjamin und unter den Männern Abners viele erschlagen; 360 Mann waren tot. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Servi autem David percusserunt de Benjamin, et de viris qui erant cum Abner, trecentos sexaginta, qui et mortui sunt. |