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Berean Standard Bible

“Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’”

2 Samuel 17:9

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

He aquí él estará ahora escondido en alguna cueva, ó en otro lugar: y si al principio cayeren algunos de los tuyos, oirálo quien lo oyere, y dirá: El pueblo que sigue á Absalom ha sido derrotado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es muy probable que se haya escondido en algún pozo, o en alguna caverna. Cuando él salga y ataque por sorpresa, entonces habrá pánico entre quienes le son leales a usted, y todos comenzarán a gritar que los están matando.

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