Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 2:27
American Standard Version
And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.
Amplified® Bible
Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have stopped pursuing their brethren in the morning.
Contemporary English Version
Joab shouted back, "I swear by the living God, if you hadn't spoken, my men would have chased their relatives all night!"
Darby English Version
And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
Good News Bible
"I swear by the living God," Joab answered, "that if you had not spoken, my men would have kept on chasing you until tomorrow morning."
King James Version
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
New American Standard Bible
Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have gone away in the morning, each from following his brother."
New International Version
Joab answered, "As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued the pursuit of their brothers until morning. "
New King James Version
And Joab said, “As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have gone away in the morning, each from following his brother."
Revised Standard Version
And Jo'ab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have given up the pursuit of their brethren in the morning."
Young's Literal Translation
And Joab saith, `God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.'
