KJV:
Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
NASB:
Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land and went up to Samaria and besieged it three years.
KJV:
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
NASB:
Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
KJV:
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
NASB:
And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it.
KJV:
And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
NASB:
Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
KJV:
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
NASB:
In them the king granted the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to defend their lives, to destroy, to kill and to annihilate the entire army of any people or province which might attack them, including children and women, and to plunder their spoil,
KJV:
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
NASB:
You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
KJV:
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
NASB:
"If she is a wall, We will build on her a battlement of silver; But if she is a door, We will barricade her with planks of cedar."
KJV:
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
NASB:
A harsh vision has been shown to me; The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, Elam, lay siege, Media; I have made an end of all the groaning she has caused.
KJV:
And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
NASB:
I will camp against you encircling you, And I will set siegeworks against you, And I will raise up battle towers against you.
KJV:
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
NASB:
'Thus says the LORD God of Israel, "Behold, I am about to turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands, with which you are warring against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will gather them into the center of this city.