2 Samuel 15:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.””
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“And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David saith to all his servants who <FI>are<Fi> with him in Jerusalem, `Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 15:14 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 12:11This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
- 2 Samuel 19:9And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 19:10But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
- 2 Samuel 23:16So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
- Psalms 3:1O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
- Psalms 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
- Psalms 55:7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
- Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
- Ezekiel 46:18The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”
- Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
- Luke 10:15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
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