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2 Samuel 11:23

King James Version

23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

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American Standard Version

And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate.

Christian Standard Bible

The messenger reported to David, “The men gained the advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we counterattacked right up to the entrance of the city gate.

English Standard Version

The messenger said to David, “The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.

New American Standard Bible

The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us and came out against us in the field, but we pressed them as far as the entrance of the gate.

New International Version

The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate.

New King James Version

And the messenger said to David, “Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in the field; then we drove them back as far as the entrance of the gate.

New Living Translation

“The enemy came out against us in the open fields,” he said. “And as we chased them back to the city gate,

World English Bible

The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.