Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then we will attack him wherever he may be found, and we will fall on him as dew settles on the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left alive. New Living Translation When we find David, we’ll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive. English Standard Version So we shall come upon him in some place where he is to be found, and we shall light upon him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and all the men with him not one will be left. Berean Standard Bible Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain. King James Bible So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. New King James Version So we will come upon him in some place where he may be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground. And of him and all the men who are with him there shall not be left so much as one. New American Standard Bible Then we will come to him in one of the places where he can be found, and we will fall on him just as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him, not even one will be left. NASB 1995 “So we shall come to him in one of the places where he can be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him, not even one will be left. NASB 1977 “So we shall come to him in one of the places where he can be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him, not even one will be left. Legacy Standard Bible So we shall come to him in one of the places where he can be found, and we will set down on him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him, not even one will be left. Amplified Bible So shall we come upon David in one of the places where he can be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls [unseen and unheard] on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him, not even one will be left. Christian Standard Bible Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. Not even one will be left—neither he nor any of the men with him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. Not even one will be left of all the men with him. American Standard Version So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And we are going against him in one of the countries wherever he is found, and we encamp against him like dew falls over the land, and no man that was with him shall be left with him, not even one Brenton Septuagint Translation And we will come upon him in one of the places where we shall find him, and we will encamp against him, as the dew falls upon the earth; and we will not leave of him and of his men so much as one. Contemporary English Version and we will all go to fight David wherever he is. We will fall on him just as dew falls and covers the ground. He and all his soldiers will die! Douay-Rheims Bible And we shall come upon him in what place soever he shall be found: and we shall cover him, as the dew falleth upon the ground, and we shall not leave of the men that are with him, not so much as one. English Revised Version So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then we'll attack him wherever we find him. We'll fall on him as dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left [alive]. Good News Translation We will find David wherever he is, and attack him before he knows what's happening. Neither he nor any of his men will survive. International Standard Version We'll go find David wherever he's hiding. We'll fall on him like dew on the ground! We'll kill him and all of his men, and we won't leave even one man alive! JPS Tanakh 1917 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one. Literal Standard Version and we have come to him in one of the places where he is found, and we [are] on him as the dew falls on the ground, and there has not been left of him and of all the men who [are] with him even one. Majority Standard Bible Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain. New American Bible We can then attack him wherever we find him, settling down upon him as dew alights on the ground. None shall survive—neither he nor any of his followers. NET Bible We will come against him wherever he happens to be found. We will descend on him like the dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor any of the men who are with him will be spared alive--not one of them! New Revised Standard Version So we shall come upon him in whatever place he may be found, and we shall light on him as the dew falls on the ground; and he will not survive, nor will any of those with him. New Heart English Bible So shall we come on him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him we will not leave so much as one. Webster's Bible Translation So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. World English Bible So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him. Young's Literal Translation and we have come in unto him in one of the places where he is found, and we are upon him as the dew falleth on the ground, and there hath not been left of him and of all the men who are with him even one. Additional Translations ... Context Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice…11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle. 12Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain. 13If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.”… Cross References Psalm 110:3 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth. Micah 5:7 Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind. Treasury of Scripture So shall we come on him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. in some place 1 Samuel 23:23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. 1 Kings 20:10 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. 2 Kings 18:23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 2 Kings 19:24 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. Jump to Previous Attack Dew Earth Fall Falleth Falling Falls Found Ground Light Places Settles WhereverJump to Next Attack Dew Earth Fall Falleth Falling Falls Found Ground Light Places Settles Wherever2 Samuel 17 1. Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's15. Secret intelligence is sent unto David 23. Ahithophel hangs himself 25. Amasa is made captain 27. David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions Verse 12. - In some place; Hebrew, in one of the places; one of the fortified camps already described in ver. 9. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then we will attackוּבָ֣אנוּ (ū·ḇā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go [David] אֵלָ֗יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to wherever הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ (ham·mə·qō·w·mōṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition we find him, נִמְצָ֣א (nim·ṣā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present and we וְנַ֣חְנוּ (wə·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 5117: To rest, settle down will descend יִפֹּ֥ל (yip·pōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie on עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against him like כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that dew הַטַּ֖ל (haṭ·ṭal) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2919: Night mist, dew on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ground. הָאֲדָמָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land And of all וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the men הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind with him, אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and one אֶחָֽד׃ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first will remain. נ֥וֹתַר (nō·w·ṯar) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve Links 2 Samuel 17:12 NIV2 Samuel 17:12 NLT 2 Samuel 17:12 ESV 2 Samuel 17:12 NASB 2 Samuel 17:12 KJV 2 Samuel 17:12 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 17:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 17:12 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 17:12 French Bible 2 Samuel 17:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 17:12 So shall we come on him (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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