2 Samuel 4:10

2 Samuel 4:10 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

10when someone told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news!

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

10when the one who informed me, saying, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ also viewed himself as the bearer of good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

10when a man told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ thinking that he was bringing good news, I seized and killed him in Ziklag, to reward him for his news.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

10when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!

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American Standard Version (ASV)

10when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

10When one tolde me, and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue giuen him a rewarde for his tidings:

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

10when someone told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ thinking that he brought good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

10Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead.’ He thought he was bringing me good news. But I grabbed him. I had him put to death in Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news! And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

10When someone told me in Ziklag, “Saul is dead,” he thought that he was bringing good news to me. But I took hold of him and I told my men to kill him. That was how I paid him for his good news!

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

10when one is declaring to me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, and he was as a bearer of tidings in his own eyes, then I take hold on him, and slay him in Ziklag, instead of my giving to him [for] the tidings.

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