But the men said,“ You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.”

军兵却说：“你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人必不介意；我们阵亡一半，敌人也不介意。因为你一人强似我们万人，你不如在城里预备帮助我们。”

军兵却说：“你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人不会把心放在我们身上；我们阵亡一半，敌人也不会把心放在我们身上。但现在你一人抵过我们万人，所以你最好留在城里支援我们。”

军兵却说：“你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人不会把心放在我们身上；我们阵亡一半，敌人也不会把心放在我们身上。但现在你一人抵过我们万人，所以你最好留在城里支援我们。”

他们却说：“请我王不要出战。因为如果我们败逃，敌方不会放在心上；即使我们一半人阵亡，敌方也不会放在心上。你一人比我们一万人更宝贵。你还是留在城中支援我们吧。”

众人却说：“你不可以出战。因为如果我们逃跑，他们不会把我们放在心上，即使我们死了一半，他们也不会把我们放在心上。因为你一个人抵得上我们一万人；所以你最好还是留在城里，随时支援我们。”

軍兵卻說：「你不可出戰。若是我們逃跑，敵人必不介意；我們陣亡一半，敵人也不介意。因為你一人強似我們萬人，你不如在城裏預備幫助我們。」

軍兵卻說：「你不可出戰。若是我們逃跑，敵人不會把心放在我們身上；我們陣亡一半，敵人也不會把心放在我們身上。但現在你一人抵過我們萬人，所以你最好留在城裏支援我們。」

軍兵卻說：「你不可出戰。若是我們逃跑，敵人不會把心放在我們身上；我們陣亡一半，敵人也不會把心放在我們身上。但現在你一人抵過我們萬人，所以你最好留在城裏支援我們。」

他們卻說：「請我王不要出戰。因為如果我們敗逃，敵方不會放在心上；即使我們一半人陣亡，敵方也不會放在心上。你一人比我們一萬人更寶貴。你還是留在城中支援我們吧。」

眾人卻說：“你不可以出戰。因為如果我們逃跑，他們不會把我們放在心上，即使我們死了一半，他們也不會把我們放在心上。因為你一個人抵得上我們一萬人；所以你最好還是留在城裡，隨時支援我們。”

兵眾卻說：『你不可出戰；因為我們若逃跑，他們也不會注意我們；我們若死了一半，他們也不會注意我們；因為你一人就等於我們一萬人；你一人還是從城裏幫助我們好。』

但他們說：「你不可出戰！因為如果我們不得不逃跑，他們不會放在心上，就算我們死了一半，他們也不會放在心上；要知道，你一人就相當於我們一萬人。因此，你最好留在城裡為我們提供援助。」

民曰、爾不可往、如我逃遁、敵不以我為意、死亡者半、敵亦不以為意、惟爾一人、可當我萬、爾自城助我尤善、

民曰、爾不可往、如我遁逃、死亡者半、敵志不在我、爾之一人、可當我萬、爾自城助我為幸。

眾曰、爾不可往、如我逃遁、敵不介意、敵不介意或作敵志不在我下同如我死亡者半、敵亦不介意、爾一人較勝我萬人、爾自城中助我為幸、

But the men said,“ You must not march out. If we are forced to run away, our enemies won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care. But you are worth 10,000 of us. So it would be better for you to stay here in the city. Then you can send us help if we need it.”

But the men said,“ You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.”

But his men objected strongly.“ You must not go,” they urged.“ If we have to turn and run— and even if half of us die— it will make no difference to Absalom’s troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us, and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it.”

“ You must not go!” the people pleaded.“ If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”

But the people said,“ You should not go out; for if in fact we flee, they will not care about us; and if half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; so now it is better that you will be ready to help us from the city.”

But the people answered,“ You shall not go out! For if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor if half of us die, will they care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us now. For you are now more help to us in the city.”

But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

“ You must not go!” the people pleaded.“ If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth 10,000 of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now[ thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now[ it is] better that thou succour us out of the city.

But the soldiers replied,“ You should not do this! For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won’t be too concerned about us. Even if half of us should die, they won’t be too concerned about us. But you are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support.”

But the people said,“ You shall not go out; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.”

But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying,“ Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel will not be extinguished.”

Joab said,“ If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to come to my rescue; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you.

The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.

So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill.As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up— one on one side, one on the other— so that his hands remained steady till sunset.

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

I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king

“ Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the Lord Almighty.“ Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.