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II Samuel 17:11
“Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 II Samuel 17:11 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sondern ich rate: Es werde ganz Israel insgesamt zu dir versammelt, von Dan bis Beerseba, wie der Sand, der am Meere ist, an Menge; und deine Person ziehe mit ins Treffen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Aconsejo pues que todo Israel se junte á ti, desde Dan hasta Beer-seba, en multitud como la arena que está á la orilla de la mar, y que tú en persona vayas á la batalla.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Aconselho, pois, que todo Israel se junte a ti, desde Dã até Berseba, em multidão como a areia que está à beira do mar, e que tu em pessoa vás à batalha.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Assim, eu recomendo que todo o Israel se reúna a ti, de Dã a Berseba, tão numeroso quanto a areia que está no mar, e que tu vás à batalha pessoalmente.

📖 II Samuel 17:11 in Context

9Behold, 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.
10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
12So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
13Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
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