II Samuel 14:20
“To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 14:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Um das Ansehen der Sache zu wenden, hat dein Knecht Joab dieses getan; aber mein Herr ist weise, gleich der Weisheit eines Engels Gottes, daß er alles weiß, was auf Erden vorgeht.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y que trocara la forma de las palabras, Joab tu siervo lo ha hecho: mas mi señor es sabio, conforme á la sabiduría de un ángel de Dios, para conocer lo que hay en la tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Joabe, teu servo o fez, modificando a aparência do assunto; mas meu senhor é sábio, conforme a sabedoria de um anjo de Deus, para conhecer o que há na terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O teu servo Joabe fez isso para mudar o curso do que está acontecendo. Meu senhor é sábio, como a sabedoria de um anjo de Deus, para entender tudo o que está acontecendo na terra".
📖 II Samuel 14:20 in Context
18Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
19And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
20To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
21And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
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