13And if I had put my life in jeopardy - and nothing is hidden from the king-you would have kept your distance from me."


In Context

10 When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree."

11 Joab said to the man who had told him this, "What! You saw him? Why didn't you strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels of silver and a warrior's belt."

12 But the man replied, "Even if a thousand shekels were weighed out into my hands, I would not lift my hand against the king's son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, 'Protect the young man Absalom for my sake. '

13 And if I had put my life in jeopardy - and nothing is hidden from the king-you would have kept your distance from me."

14 Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this for you." So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom's heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.

15 And ten of Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.

2nd Samuel 18:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:13Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [me. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:13Yea and if I should have acted boldly against my own life, this could not have been hid from the king, and wouldst thou have stood by me?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:13Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me .

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13Or I should have acted falsely against mine own life, for there is no matter concealed from the king, and thou wouldest have set thyself against me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:13Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life, (and there is no matter hid from the king,) then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldst have set thyself against me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:13or I had done against my soul a vain thing, and no matter is hid from the king, and thou — thou dost station thyself over-against.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:13Otherwise I should have worked falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.