New International Version
All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,

New Living Translation
When Joab's forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town's fortifications and began battering down the wall.

English Standard Version
And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah. They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, and they were battering the wall to throw it down.

Berean Study Bible
And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

New American Standard Bible
They came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah, and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood by the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.

King James Bible
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joab's troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built an assault ramp against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse,

International Standard Version
All of the men who had accompanied Joab arrived and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They threw up a siege ramp against the city rampart and began to batter the wall to demolish it.

NET Bible
So Joab's men came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city which stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab's soldiers were trying to break through the wall so that it would collapse,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joab's army came and attacked him in Abel (Beth Maacah). They put up a dirt ramp against the city, and it stood level with the outer wall. All the troops with Joab were trying to destroy the wall and tear it down.

Jubilee Bible 2000
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and the people went against the wall; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

King James 2000 Bible
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

American King James Version
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

American Standard Version
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls.

Darby Bible Translation
And they came and besieged him in Abel-Beth-Maacah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it was raised in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab sapped the wall, to throw it down.

English Revised Version
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mount against the city, and it stood against the rampart: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

World English Bible
They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Young's Literal Translation
and they go in and lay siege against him, in Abel of Beth-Maachah, and cast up a mount against the city, and it standeth in a trench, and all the people who are are with Joab are destroying, to cause the wall to fall.

2 Samuel 20:15 Afrikaans PWL
Hulle het gekom en hom in Abel-Beit-Ma’akhah beleër en ’n wal teen die stad opgegooi, wat teen die skanse opgerys het. Al die manskappe wat by Yo’av was, het verwoesting gesaai om die muur te laat val.

2 i Samuelit 20:15 Albanian
Shkuan pastaj të rrethojnë Sheban në Abel të Beth-Maakahut dhe ndërtuan kundër qytetit një ledh prej dheu që ngrihej pranë mureve; tërë njerëzit që ishin me Joabin përpiqeshin të dëmtonin muret për t'i rrëzuar.

ﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ 20:15 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
وجاءوا وحاصروه في آبل بيت معكة واقاموا مترسة حول المدينة فاقامت في الحصار وجميع الشعب الذين مع يوآب كانوا يخربون لاجل اسقاط السور

Dyr Sämyheel B 20:15 Bavarian
Wie afer yn n Job seine Leut ankemmen warnd, gakösslnd s n z Abl-BettMächy ein und gschütnd aynn Wall gögn d Stat auf hinst eyn d Mauer anhin. Dös gantze Hör von n Job half zamm und war drauf und dran, d Mauer zo n Zstörn und einstürtzn z laassn.

2 Царе 20:15 Bulgarian
Тогава дойдоха та го обсадиха в Авел на Вет-мааха, и издигнаха могила против града, като я поставиха срещу вала; и всичките люде, които бяха с Иоава, удряха стената [със стеноломи] за да я съборят.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
約押和跟隨的人到了伯瑪迦的亞比拉，圍困示巴，就對著城築壘。跟隨約押的眾民用錘撞城，要使城塌陷。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
约押和跟随的人到了伯玛迦的亚比拉，围困示巴，就对着城筑垒。跟随约押的众民用锤撞城，要使城塌陷。

撒 母 耳 記 下 20:15 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
約 押 和 跟 隨 的 人 到 了 伯 瑪 迦 的 亞 比 拉 ， 圍 困 示 巴 ， 就 對 著 城 築 壘 ； 跟 隨 約 押 的 眾 民 用 錘 撞 城 ， 要 使 城 塌 陷 。

撒 母 耳 記 下 20:15 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
约 押 和 跟 随 的 人 到 了 伯 玛 迦 的 亚 比 拉 ， 围 困 示 巴 ， 就 对 着 城 筑 垒 ； 跟 随 约 押 的 众 民 用 锤 撞 城 ， 要 使 城 塌 陷 。

2 Samuel 20:15 Croatian Bible
Joab dođe i opsjede ga u Abel Bet Maaki. Dade nasuti nasip oko grada. Sva vojska koja bijaše s Joabom navali potkopavati zid da ga obori.

Druhá Samuelova 20:15 Czech BKR
A přitáhše, oblehli jej v Abel Betmaacha, a udělali násyp proti městu, kteréž se bránilo z bašt; všecken pak lid, kterýž byl s Joábem, usiloval podvrátiti zed.

2 Samuel 20:15 Danish
Da kom de og belejrede ham i Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, idet de opkastede en Vold om Byen. Men medens alt Krigsfolket, der var med Joab, arbejdede paa at bringe Muren til Fald,

2 Samuël 20:15 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En zij kwamen en belegerden hem in Abel Beth-Maacha, en zij wierpen een wal op tegen de stad, dat hij aan den buitenmuur stond; en al het volk, dat met Joab was, verdorven den muur, om dien neder te vellen.