2 Samuel 18:20
ContextNET © | But Joab said to him, “You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, 1 for the king’s son is dead.” |
NIV © | "You are not the one to take the news today," Joab told him. "You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead." |
NASB © | But Joab said to him, "You are not the man to carry news this day, but you shall carry news another day; however, you shall carry no news today because the king’s son is dead." |
NLT © | "No," Joab told him, "it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger some other time, but not today." |
MSG © | But Joab said, "You're not the one to deliver the good news today; some other day, maybe, but it's not 'good news' today." (This was because the king's son was dead.) |
BBE © | And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king’s son is dead. |
NRSV © | Joab said to him, "You are not to carry tidings today; you may carry tidings another day, but today you shall not do so, because the king’s son is dead." |
NKJV © | And Joab said to him, "You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king’s son is dead." |
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NET © | But Joab said to him, “You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, 1 for the king’s son is dead.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “but this day you will not bear good news.” |