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.”
2 Samuel 23:7
2 Samuel 23:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7Instead, the man who touches them
Must be 23:7 Lit filledarmed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they will be completely burned with fire in their 23:7 Lit sittingplace.”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7But 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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”