• 2 Samuel 11:25
    The Bible in Living English

    • 25 And David said to the messenger “You will say to Joab ‘Do not feel badly about this matter, that the sword makes such havoc; push the war against the city, and demolish it’; encourage him.”

  • 2 Samuel 11:25
    American Standard Version

    • 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

  • 2 Samuel 11:25
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 25 Then said David unto the messenger—Thus shalt thou say unto Joab—Let not this thing be grievous in thine eyes for now this one and then that one doth the sword devour,—make hot thy battle against the city and overthrow it; Thus embolden thou him.

  • 2 Samuel 11:25
    King James Version

    • 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.