Berean Standard Bible
“if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?”
Berean Standard Bible
“if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
World English Bible (WEB)
it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?
King James Version (KJV)
And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
American Standard Version (ASV)
it shall be that, if the king`s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Si el rey comenzare á enojarse, y te dijere: ¿Por qué os acercasteis á la ciudad peleando? ¿no sabíais lo que suelen arrojar del muro?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
le dijo al mensajero: ―Si el rey se enoja y pregunta: “Por qué los soldados se acercan tanto a la ciudad? ¿No sabían que ellos estarían disparando desde las murallas? ¿No recuerdan cómo murió Abimélec hijo de Yerubéset? ¡Recuerden que fue una mujer de Tebes quien, desde la muralla, le arrojó una piedra de molino y lo mató!” entonces le dirás: “Urías también murió en el combate”.
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