2-Samuel - 2:31



31 But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, (so that) three hundred sixty men died.

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But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin, and of the men that were with Abner, three hundred and sixty, who all died.
And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.
and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men, they died.
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and three score men died.
But the servants of David had struck of the children of Benjamin, from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
But of Benjamin and of the men who were with Abner, the servants of David had struck three hundred and sixty, who also died.

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But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, [so that] three (p) hundred and threescore men died.
(p) Thus God would confirm David in his kingdom by the destruction of his adversaries.

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and Abner's men,.... Of those of the tribe of Benjamin that joined him, and of those that he brought with him from Mahanaim; so many of them were smitten, as appeared by their bodies lying on the field of battle:
so that three hundred and threescore men died; the number of the slain on each side was very unequal.

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