2 Samuel 18:10 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, `Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.`
English ASV
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
English Amplified
A certain man saw it and told Joab, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
A certain man saw it and told Joab, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And a man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.
English EASY 2024
One of David's men saw what had happened. He told Joab, ‘I have seen Absalom. He is hanging from an oak tree.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Someone saw this happen and told Joab, "I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And a certain man saw it and told Joab, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
One of David's men saw him and reported to Joab, “Sir, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
English God's Word - GW 1995
A man who saw this told Joab, "I saw Absalom hanging in a tree."
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
One of the men saw [him] and informed Joab. He said, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!"
English KJV 1611
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
English LSB
Then a certain man saw it, he told Joab and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
And a certain man saw him and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
When a certain man saw it, he told Joab and said, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Someone saw this and reported to Joab that he had seen Absalom hanging from a terebinth.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
When one of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
One of David's men saw what had happened. He told Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree."
English NIV
When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree."
English NKJ 1982
Now a certain man saw it and told Joab, and said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth tree!”
English NLT
One of David's men saw what had happened and told Joab, "I saw Absalom dangling in a tree."
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
A man saw it, and told Joab, "I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
One of David's men saw him and told Joab.
English Tyndale 1537
And one that saw it told Joab saying: behold, I saw Absalom hang in an Oak: