2 Samuel 10:13
10:12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
KJV
So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
What does 2 Samuel 10:13 mean?
2 Samuel 10:13 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb), נָגַשׁ (nâgash), עַם (ʻam). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Genesis 49:4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. thou shalt: Heb. do not thou excel he went: or, my couch is gone
1 Samuel 25:43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
1 Chronicles 3:1Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: Daniel: or, Chileab 2Sam.3.3.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Samuel 10:13.
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 10:9When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
Deuteronomy 20:2And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
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What does 2 Samuel 10:13 say?
2 Samuel 10:13 (King James Version) reads: "And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him."
Is 2 Samuel 10:13 in the Old or New Testament?
2 Samuel 10:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.
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