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


In Context

3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

4 shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.'

5 Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn't make it grow.

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

7 But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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: