34 Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded.”

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34 But someone drew his bow(A) at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.”

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23 And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.”

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23 Archers(A) shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.”

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13 “Therefore I will also (A)make you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.

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13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy(A) you,
    to ruin[a] you because of your sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruin

And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was (A)like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.

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They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.(A)

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49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.

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49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

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30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, “Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”

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30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

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24 Now Jehu [a]drew his bow with full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.

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  1. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit. filled his hand

24 Then Jehu drew his bow(A) and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart and he slumped down in his chariot.

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11 And with Absalom went two hundred men (A)invited from Jerusalem, and they (B)went along innocently and did not know anything.

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11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.

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