2 Samuel 2:27
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Joab said, As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And Joab said: “As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers.”
Darby Bible (DBY)
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.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
“As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
And Joab said: ‘As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then only after the morning the people had gone away, every one from following his brother.’
King James Version (KJV)
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 Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Joab said, “As the LORD lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning.”
Webster Bible (Webster)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Joab said, |As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.|
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.'