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2 Samuel 17:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 9 At this very moment he is hiding in one of the caves* or in some other place;+ and if he attacks first, those hearing of it will say, ‘The people following Abʹsa·lom have been defeated!’

2 Samuel 17:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 9 At this very moment he is hiding in one of the caves* or in some other place;+ and if he attacks first, those hearing of it will say, ‘The people following Abʹsa·lom have been defeated!’

2 Samuel 17:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 9 Look! Now he is in hiding+ in one of the hollows or in one of the other places; and it will certainly occur that, just as soon as he falls upon them at the start, the one hearing of it will then be bound to hear and say, ‘A defeat has taken place among the people that are following Abʹsa·lom!’

2 Samuel 17:9

The Bible in Living English
- 9 there he is now hiding in one of the sinkholes, or in some place; and when he falls on them at the start, anyone who hears of it will hear and say ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who are on Absalom’s side’;

2 Samuel 17:9

The Emphasized Bible
- 9 Lo! by this time, hath he hidden himself in some pit, or other place,—and it shall be as soon as he falleth upon them at the first, that he that hearkeneth for tidings will hear [of it] and will say—There is a defeat among the people that are following Absolom:

2 Samuel 17:9

King James Version
- 9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.