KJV:
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
NASB:
Then Joab sent and reported to David all the events of the war.
KJV:
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
NASB:
He charged the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,
KJV:
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
NASB:
Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab, 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it'; and so encourage him."
KJV:
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
NASB:
Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.
KJV:
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
NASB:
Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
KJV:
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
NASB:
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
KJV:
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
NASB:
So the people went by stealth into the city that day, as people who are humiliated steal away when they flee in battle.
KJV:
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
NASB:
"However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing the king back?"
KJV:
Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
NASB:
Now when the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David went down and his servants with him; and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary.
KJV:
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
NASB:
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."