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2 Samuel 2:17
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KJ21
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
ASV
And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
AMP
There was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
AMPC
A very fierce battle followed, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
BRG
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
CSB
The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
CSBA
The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
CEB
A fierce battle took place that day, and Abner and the Israelite troops were defeated by David’s soldiers.
CJB
The battle that day was very fierce; Avner and the men of Isra’el were beaten by David’s servants.
CEV
Then everyone started fighting. Both sides fought very hard, but David's soldiers defeated Abner and the soldiers of Israel.
DARBY
And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.
DRA
And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.
ERV
That contest turned into a terrible battle and David’s officers defeated Abner and the Israelites that day.
EASY
That day, the two groups fought a great battle against each other. David's men won the fight against Abner and the men of Israel.
EHV
A fierce battle took place that day. Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the followers of David.
ESV
And the battle was very fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
ESVUK
And the battle was very fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
EXB
That day there was a ·terrible [fierce] battle, and David’s ·men [L servants] defeated Abner and the Israelites.
GNV
And the battle was exceedingly sore that same day: for Abner and the men of Israel fell before the servants of David.
GW
Fierce fighting broke out that day, and David’s men defeated Abner and the men of Israel.
GNT
Then a furious battle broke out, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David's men.
HCSB
The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
ICB
That day the contest became a terrible battle. And David’s men defeated Abner and the Israelites.
ISV
The battle was very violent that day, with Abner and the men of Israel being defeated in the presence of David’s servants.
JUB
And there was a very severe battle that day where Abner and the men of Israel were overcome before the slaves of David.
KJV
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
AKJV
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
LSB
And that day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
LEB
Then the battle became increasingly fierce on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
TLB
The two armies then began to fight each other, and by the end of the day Abner and the men of Israel had been defeated by Joab and the forces of David.
MSG
The fighting went from bad to worse throughout the day. Abner and the men of Israel were beaten to a pulp by David’s men. The three sons of Zeruiah were present: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel, as fast as a wild antelope on the open plain, chased Abner, staying hard on his heels.
MEV
The fighting was very fierce that day, but Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
NOG
Fierce fighting broke out that day, and David’s men defeated Abner and the men of Israel.
NABRE
The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s servants.
NASB
That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
NASB1995
That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
NCB
On that day the battle was extremely fierce, and when it was finally over, Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s forces.
NCV
That day there was a terrible battle, and David’s men defeated Abner and the Israelites.
NET
Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers.
NIRV
The fighting that day was very heavy. Abner and the Israelites lost the battle to David’s men.
NIV
The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.
NIVUK
The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.
NKJV
So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
NLV
The battle was very bad that day. Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.
NLT
A fierce battle followed that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the forces of David.
NRSVA
The battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.
NRSVACE
The battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.
NRSVCE
The battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.
NRSVUE
The battle was very fierce that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.
OJB
And there was a very fierce milchamah that day; and Avner was defeated, and the Anshei Yisroel, before the Avadim of Dovid.
RGT
And the battle was exceedingly fierce that same day. For Abner and the men of Israel fell before the servants of David.
RSV
And the battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
RSVCE
And the battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
TLV
The battle was very fierce that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before David’s servants.
VOICE
The battle that followed this contest was brutal that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
WEB
The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
WYC
And full hard battle rose in that day; and Abner and the sons of Israel were driven (away) of the servants of David. (And a hard fought battle arose that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were driven back by David’s men.)
YLT
and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
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