2 Samuel 20:15

2 Samuel 20:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

15And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah, and they 20:15 Lit poured outbuilt up an assault ramp against the city, and it stood against the outer rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

15They came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah, and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood by the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

15And 20:15 Lit they.the army of Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth-maacah, and they built up an 20:15 Probably the most famous example of this was the huge ramp built against Masada by the Romans, which still stands.assault ramp against the city, and it stood against the outer rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction to make the wall fall.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

15And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city.
As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

15Joab and all his troops came to Abel Beth Maakah. They surrounded it because Sheba was there. They built a ramp up to the city. It stood against the outer wall. They pounded the wall with huge logs to bring it down.

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