2 Samuel 20:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֜עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
דָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
שֶׁ֣בַע
shebaʻ
H7652
Sheba
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בִּכְרִ֑י
Bikrîy
H1075
Bichri
וְאִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
דָּבְק֣וּ
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
בְמַלְכָּ֔ם
melek
H4428
king
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all of the men of Israel went up from after David after Sheba, the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clung to their king from the Jordan and to Jerusalem.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).