Translations
Modern
And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
Traditional
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
Literal
And your maidservant had two sons, and the two fought with each other in the field, and there was no one to part them, and the one struck the one and killed him.
Latin
Et ancillæ tuæ erant duo filii: qui rixati sunt adversum se in agro, nullusque erat qui eos prohibere posset: et percussit alter alterum, et interfecit eum.
Original
Hebrew
English
And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
Notes
Events
Glossary
Absalom David Education Family Life and Relations Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Absalom is Permitted by David to Return to Jerusalem Avenger of Blood: Law Concerning, Set Aside--By David David: King of Israel: Absalom's Return Dishonesty: Joab's Guile in Securing Absalom's Return Intercession: Joab for Absalom Joab: Son of David's Sister: Procures the Return of Absalom to Jerusalem Kindness: Joab to Absalom Obsequiousness: The Woman of Tekoah Parables of the Woman of Tekoa Parables: Remarkable Parables of the Old Testament Tact: Joab's Trick in Obtaining David's Consent to the Return of Absalom