25 David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you. There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. Press the battle against the city and conquer it.’ Encourage him with these words.”
25 Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourageD1980 him.
encourage - Lit. 'strengthen.'
25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease theeK1584, for the sword devoureth one as well as anotherK1585: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
displease thee: Heb. be evil in thine eyes. one as well as another: Heb. so and such.
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