9Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack your troops first,17:9 Or When some of the men fall at the first attack whoever hears about it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
9Behold, he has now hidden himself in one of the ravines, or in another place; and it will be that when he falls on them at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’
9Behold, he has now hidden himself in one of the caves or in another place; and it will be when he falls on them at the first attack, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’
9Behold, he has hidden himself [even] now in one of the ravines or in another place; and when some of 17:9 Lit them.your troops fall at the first attack, whoever hears about it will say, ‘There has been a defeat among the people who follow Absalom.’
9Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first,17:9 Or If he should attack your troops first whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
9In fact, he’s probably hiding in a cave or some other place right now. Suppose he attacks your troops first. When people hear about it, they’ll say, ‘Many of the troops who followed Absalom have been killed.’