2 Samuel 17:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.””
A short, plain-language explanation of 2 Samuel 17:3 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I bring back all the people unto thee--as the turning back of the whole <FI>is<Fi> the man whom thou art seeking--all the people are peace.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 17:3 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 3:21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
- Isaiah 48:22“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
- Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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