ESV
KJV
20. To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth.
ASV
20. to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
ERVEN
20. Joab did this so that you would see things differently. My lord, you are as wise as God's angel. You know everything that happens on earth."
NLT
20. He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!"
WEB
20. to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
NET
20. Your servant Joab did this so as to change this situation. But my lord has wisdom like that of the angel of God, and knows everything that is happening in the land."
NLV
20. Your servant Joab has done this to change the way things are now. But my lord is wise like the angel of God, to know all that is on the earth."
HCSB
20. Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the Angel of God, knowing everything on earth."
YLT
20. in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that [is] in the land.`
LITV
20. Your servant Joab has done this thing to turn about the face of the matter, and my lord is wise according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the land.
RV
20. to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
NCV
20. Joab did it so you would see things differently. My master, you are wise like an angel of God who knows everything that happens on earth."
MKJV
20. Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. And my lord is wise according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the land.
AKJV
20. To fetch about this form of speech has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
LXXEN
20. In order that this form of speech might come about it was that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as is the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
KJV
20. To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth.
AMP
20. In order to change the course of matters [between Absalom and his father] your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God--to know all things that are on the earth.
KJVP
20. To H5668 fetch about H5437 this form H6440 CMP of speech H1697 D-NMS hath thy servant H5650 Joab H3097 done H6213 VQQ3MS this H2088 D-PMS thing H1697 D-NMS : and my lord H113 [ is ] wise H2450 AMS , according to the wisdom H2451 of an angel H4397 of God H430 D-EDP , to know H3045 L-VQFC all H3605 NMS [ things ] that H834 RPRO [ are ] in the earth H776 B-GFS .
YLT
20. in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that [is] in the land.`
ASV
20. to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
WEB
20. to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
NASB
20. Your servant Joab did this to come at the issue in a roundabout way. But my lord is as wise as an angel of God, so that he knows all things on earth."
ESV
20. In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth."
RV
20. to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
RSV
20. In order to change the course of affairs your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth."
NKJV
20. "To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that [is] in the earth."
MKJV
20. Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. And my lord is wise according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the land.
AKJV
20. To fetch about this form of speech has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
NRSV
20. In order to change the course of affairs your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth."
NIV
20. Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord has wisdom like that of an angel of God--he knows everything that happens in the land."
NIRV
20. He did it to change the way things now are. You are as wise as an angel of God. You know everything that happens in the land."
NLT
20. He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!"
MSG
20. It was because he wanted to turn things around that your servant Joab did this. But my master is as wise as God's angels in knowing how to handle things on this earth."
GNB
20. But he did it in order to straighten out this whole matter. Your Majesty is as wise as the angel of God and knows everything that happens."
NET
20. Your servant Joab did this so as to change this situation. But my lord has wisdom like that of the angel of God, and knows everything that is happening in the land."
ERVEN
20. Joab did this so that you would see things differently. My lord, you are as wise as God's angel. You know everything that happens on earth."