II Samuel 17:16
“Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 17:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
So sendet nun eilends hin und berichtet David und sprechet: Übernachte nicht diese Nacht in den Ebenen der Wüste, sondern gehe jedenfalls hinüber, damit nicht der König und alles Volk, das bei ihm ist, verschlungen werde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por tanto enviad inmediatamente, y dad aviso á David, diciendo: No quedes esta noche en los campos del desierto, sino pasa luego el Jordán, porque el rey no sea consumido, y todo el pueblo que con él está.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto enviai imediatamente, e dai aviso a Davi, dizendo: Não fiques esta noite nos campos do deserto, mas sim passa logo o Jordão, para que o rei não seja consumido, e todo aquele povo que com ele está.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, vai rapidamente e avisa a Davi, dizendo: 'Não acampes hoje à noite nos desfiladeiros de Araba, mas atravessa, sem demora, ou o rei será consumido, bem como todos os que estiverem com ele".
📖 II Samuel 17:16 in Context
14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
15Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En–rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
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