II Samuel 11:21
“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 11:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wer hat Abimelech, den Sohn Jerubbeseths, erschlagen? Warf nicht ein Weib den oberen Stein einer Handmühle von der Mauer auf ihn herab, daß er starb zu Tebez? Warum habt ihr euch der Mauer genähert? so sollst du sagen: Auch dein Knecht Urija, der Hethiter, ist tot.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Quién hirió á Abimelech hijo de Jerobaal? ¿no echó una mujer del muro un pedazo de una rueda de molino, y murió en Thebes? ¿por qué os llegasteis al muro?: entonces tú le dirás: También tu siervo Uría Hetheo es muerto.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quem feriu a Abimeleque filho de Jerubusete? Não lançou uma mulher do muro um pedaço de uma roda de moinho, e morreu em Tebes? Por que vos aproximastes ao muro? Então tu lhe dirás: Também teu servo Urias Heteu é morto.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quem matou Abimeleque, filho de Jerubesete? Não foi uma mulher que jogou uma pedra de moinho nele, do alto do muro, de forma que ele morreu em Tébez? Por que fostes tão perto da muralha?'. Então, deves responder: 'Teu servo Urias, o heteu, também está morto'".
📖 II Samuel 11:21 in Context
19And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
20And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
21Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
22So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23And 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.
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