Parallel 2SA 18:14

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OEB Then Joab answered, ‘I will not tarry thus with you.’ And he took three in his hand, and thrust them into Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the oak.

WEBBE Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the middle of the oak.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Joab replied, “I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree.

LSV And Joab says, “[It is] not right [that] I linger before you”; and he takes three darts in his hand, and strikes them into the heart of Absalom, while he [is] alive, in the midst of the oak.

FBV “I'm not going to waste time waiting around like this with you!” Joab told him. He grabbed three spears and drove them into Absalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the oak tree.

T4T Joab said, “I am not going to waste time talking to you!” Then he took three spears and went to where Absalom was, and thrust them into Absalom’s chest/heart while he was still alive, dangling from the oak tree.

LEB Joab said, “No longer will I wait in your presence.” Then he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

BBE Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.

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JPS Then said Joab: 'I may not tarry thus with thee.' And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.

ASV Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

DRA And Joab said: Not as thou wilt, but will set upon him in thy sight. So he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom: and whilst he yet panted for life, sticking on the oak,

YLT And Joab saith, 'Not right — I tarry before thee;' and he taketh three darts in his hand, and striketh them into the heart of Absalom, while he [is] alive, in the midst of the oak.

Drby Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three spears in his hand, and thrust them into Absalom's body, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.

RV Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

Wbstr Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

KJB-1769 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.[fn][fn]
   (Then said Joab, I may not tarry/wait thus with thee/you. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. )

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KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Then said Ioab, I may not tary thus with thee. And hee tooke three darts in his hand, and thrust them thorow the heart of Absalom, while hee was yet aliue in the midst of the Oke.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

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Bshps Then sayde Ioab, I may not stand thus tarying with thee: And he toke three dartes in his hande, & thrust them through Absalom whyle he was yet alyue in the middes of the oke.
   (Then said Yoab, I may not stand thus tarying with thee/you: And he took three dartes in his hand, and thrust them through Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.)

Gnva Then saide Ioab, I will not thus tary with thee. And he tooke three dartes in his hande, and thrust them through Absalom, while he was yet aliue in the middes of the oke.
   (Then said Yoab, I will not thus tarry/wait with thee/you. And he took three dartes in his hand, and thrust them through Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. )

Cvdl Ioab sayde: Not so, I wil vpon him before thy face. Then toke Ioab thre speares in his hande, and thrust Absalom thorow ye hert, while he was yet alyue vpon the Oke.
   (Yoab said: Not so, I will upon him before thy/your face. Then took Yoab three spears in his hand, and thrust Absalom through ye/you_all heart, while he was yet alive upon the Oak.)

Wycl And Joab seide, Not as thou wolt, `Absolon schal be kept, but Y schal asaile hym bifor thee. Therfore Joab took thre speris in his hond, and fitchide tho in the herte of Absolon. And whanne he spraulide, yit cleuynge in the ook,
   (And Yoab said, Not as thou/you wolt, `Absolon shall be kept, but I shall asaile him before thee/you. Therefore Yoab took three speris in his hand, and fitchide those in the heart of Absolon. And when he spraulide, yet cleuynge in the oak,)

Luth Joab sprach: Ich kann nicht so lange bei dir verziehen. Da nahm Joab drei Spieße in seine Hand und stieß sie Absalom ins Herz, da er noch lebte an der Eiche.
   (Yoab spoke: I kann not so long at you/to_you verziehen. So took Yoab three Spieße in his hand and stieß they/she/them Absalom into_the heart, there he still lebte at the/of_the Eiche.)

ClVg Et ait Joab: Non sicut tu vis, sed aggrediar eum coram te. Tulit ergo tres lanceas in manu sua, et infixit eas in corde Absalom: cumque adhuc palpitaret hærens in quercu,
   (And he_said Yoab: Non like you vis, but aggrediar him before you(sg). Tulit therefore tres lanceas in by_hand sua, and infixit eas in corde Absalom: cumque adhuc palpitaret hærens in quercu, )