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2 Samuel 23:5-7 GW "Truly, God considers my house to be that way, because he has made a lasting promise to me, with every detail arranged and assured. He promised everything that helps me, everything that pleases me. Truly, he makes these things happen. (6) "Worthless people are like thorns. All of them are thrown away, because they cannot be picked by hand. (7) A person who touches them uses iron tools or the shaft of a spear. Fire will burn them up completely wherever they are."
2 Samuel 23:5-7 ESV "For does not my house stand so with God? For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire? (6) But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand; (7) but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire."
2 Samuel 23:5-7 NWT For is not my household like that with God? Because it is an indefinitely lasting covenant that he has assigned to me, Nicely put in order in everything and secured. Because it is all my salvation and all my delight, Is that not why he will make it grow? 6 But good-for-nothing persons are chased away, like thornbushes, all of them; For it is not by the hand that they should be taken. 7 When a man touches them He should be fully armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And with fire they will thoroughly be burned up.”
2 Samuel 23:5-7 GNB And that is how God will bless my descendants, because he has made an eternal covenant with me, an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire; that will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about. (6) But godless people are like thorns that are thrown away; no one can touch them barehanded. (7) You must use an iron tool or a spear; they will be burned completely.
2 Samuel 23:5-7 CEV I have ruled this way, and God will never break his promise to me. God's promise is complete and unchanging; he will always help me and give me what I hope for. (6) But evil people are pulled up like thornbushes. They are not dug up by hand, (7) but with a sharp spear and are burned on the spot.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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