2 Samuel 23:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.””

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BSBPD

“The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the man who cometh against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And with fire they are utterly burnt In the cessation.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 23:7 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
  2. Psalms 21:10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
  3. Isaiah 27:4I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.
  4. Matthew 3:10The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
  5. Matthew 13:42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  6. Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
  7. Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
  8. John 15:6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  11. Hebrews 6:8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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