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2 Samuel 4:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 when someone reported to me, ‘Here Saul is dead,’+ and he thought he was bringing me good news, I took hold of him and killed him+ in Zikʹlag. That was the messenger’s reward he received from me!

2 Samuel 4:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 when there was one reporting to me,+ saying, ‘Here Saul is dead,’ and he himself in his own eyes became like a bringer of good news, I, however, took hold of him and killed+ him in Zikʹlag when it was due [for me] to give him the messenger’s fee;

2 Samuel 4:10

The Bible in Living English
- 10 * when a man told me ‘Saul is dead,’ thinking he was bringing good news, I took him and killed him in Siklag to give him his fee.

2 Samuel 4:10

American Standard Version
- 10 when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings.

2 Samuel 4:10

The Emphasized Bible
- 10 when he that brought tidings to me, saying, Lo! Saul is dead, though he was as one that bringeth good tidings in his own eyes, yet I seized him, and slew him in Ziklag,—which was how I gave him reward for his tidings:

2 Samuel 4:10

King James Version
- 10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: