2 Samuel 24:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Araunah looketh, and seeth the king and his servants passing over unto him, and Araunah goeth out and boweth himself to the king -- his face to the earth.

English ASV

And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

English Amplified

Araunah looked and saw the king and his servants coming toward him; and [he] went out and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Araunah looked and saw the king and his servants coming toward him; and [he] went out and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, so he went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on towards him; and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

English EASY 2024

When Araunah looked, he saw the king and his officers. They were coming towards him. So he went out and he bent down low in front of the king, with his face towards the ground.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Araunah looked and saw King David and his officers coming to him. Araunah went out and bowed his face to the ground.

And when Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Araunah looked down and saw the king and his officials coming up to him. He threw himself on the ground in front of David

English God's Word - GW 1995

When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his men coming toward him, he went out and bowed down with his face touching the ground in front of the king.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, so he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.

English KJV 1611

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

English LSB

And Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants crossing over toward him; and Araunah went out and bowed his face to the ground before the king.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When Araunah looked and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed low to the king with his face on the ground.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants crossing over toward him; and Araunah went out and bowed his face to the ground before the king.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Now Araunah looked down and noticed the king and his servants coming toward him while he was threshing wheat. So he went out and paid homage to the king, with face to the ground.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him. So he went out to welcome them. He bowed down to the king with his face toward the ground.

English NIV

When Araunah looked and saw the king and his men coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

English NKJ 1982

Now Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him. So Araunah went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.

English NLT

When Araunah saw the king and his men coming toward him, he came forward and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming toward him; and Araunah went out and prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And when Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him; and Araunah went forth, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When Araunah saw the king and his men coming toward him, he came forward and fell flat on the ground with his face in the dust.

English Tyndale 1537

And when Areunah looked and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out: and bowed himself to the king flat on his face to the ground,