6But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;


In Context

3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,

4 He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass'springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.

5 Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all my desire, Although he maketh it not to grow.

6 But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;

7 But 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.

8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

2 Samuel 23:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:6But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:6But transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which are not taken away with hands.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6But the sons of Belial are all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:6But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, for they cannot be taken with the hand:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6As to the worthless — As a thorn driven away are all of them, For — not by hand are they taken;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: