2 Samuel 23:7

2 Samuel 23:7 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7Whoever touches thorns
uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;
they are burned up where they lie.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7Instead, the man who touches them
Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7But the man who touches them
Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they are utterly burned and consumed by fire in their place.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

7The man who touches them must be armed with iron
or with the shaft of a spear.
The fire burns them to ashes
in the place where they lie.”

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American Standard Version (ASV)

7But the man that toucheth them
Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear:
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

7But the man that shall touch them, must be defensed with yron, or with the shaft of a speare: and they shall be burnt with fire in the same place.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

7The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear.
They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

7Even if you touch them,
you must use an iron tool or a spear.
Thorns are burned up right where they are.”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

7You need an iron tool or a spear to remove them.
Then you burn them completely in a fire.’

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

7And the man who comes against them || Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, || And they are utterly burned with fire || In the cessation.”

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