“And Joab was told, behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
2 Samuel 19
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1Then it was reported to Joab, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."
“And it was told Joab behold the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.”
“it was told Joab, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
2And that day's victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, "The king is grieving over his son."
“So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said that day the king is grieved for his son”
“And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people. For the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.”
“And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all of the people, for the people heard say that day how that the king was grieved for his son.”
“And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people. For the people heard say that the day how the king was grieving for his son.”
3So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
“and the people stole back into the city that day as people who are ashamed to steal away when they flee in battle.”
“So the people went by stealth into the city that day as people who are humiliated steal away when they flee in battle.”
4But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!"
“the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son.”
“But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, Oh, my son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.”
“But the king covered his face and the king cried out with a loud voice. Oh, my son, Absalom. Oh, Absalom, my son, my son.”
“the king covered his face and cried out with a loud voice, Oh my son, Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.”
5Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, "Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
“and Joab came into the house to the king and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have shamed thy life, and the lives of thy sons and thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the…”
“then Joab came into the house of the king and he said, today you have disgraced your servants and today who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and your daughters, the lives of your wives and the lives of your…”
“Then Joab came into the house of the king and said, Today you are covered with disgrace, the face of all your servants, who today have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives and the…”
6You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
“that you love your enemies and you hate your friends for you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants. For today, I perceive that if Absalom had lived and of all of us have died today, then it would have…”
“in that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day that thou regardest me the prince of my presence. For this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it…”
“by loving those who hate you and by hating those who love you. For you've shown today that princes and servants are nothing to you. For I know this day that if Absalom were alive, all of us were dead today. Then you'd be pleased.”
7Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!"
“Now, therefore, arise, go out and speak comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night and that will be worse for you than with all the evil that has befallen you…”
“Therefore arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants. For I swear by the Lord, if thou go not out forth, they will not carry one with thee this night. And that would be worse unto thee than all the evil that…”
“Now therefore arise, go and speak kindly to your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you do not go out, surely that a man will pass tonight with you and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you…”
8So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate." So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
“the king arose and sat in the gate and they told all the people saying, there's the king sitting in the gate. So the people came before the king for everyone of Israel had fled to his tent”
“Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people saying behold the king does sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king for Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
“the king arose and he sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all of the people came before the king, for Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
9And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, "The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
“Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel saying the king saved us from the hand of our enemies. He delivered us from the hand of the Philistines. And now he has fled from the land because of…”
“Now, all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying the king has saved us from the hand of our enemies. He delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled from the land because of…”
“and all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying the king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land for…”
10But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?"
“But Absalom whom we anointed over us has died in battle. Now therefore, why do you say nothing about bringing back the king?”
“But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now therefore, why do you say nothing about bringing back the king?”
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore, why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back.”
“and Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore, why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”
11Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: "Say to the elders of Judah, 'Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
“So King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar the priests saying, speak to the elders of Judah. Saying, why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? Since the words of all Israel have come to the king. To his very house.”
“Then King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar, the priest, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? Since the words of all Israel have come to the king, even to his…”
“King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, speak unto the children of Israel. Saying, why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house. Seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king to bring him to…”
12You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?'
“You are my brethren. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king”
“Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh. Wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king.”
13And say to Amasa, 'Aren't you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!'"
“and say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? God, do so to me. And more also, if you are not commander of the army before me continually in the place of Joab.”
“Say ye to Amasa, art thou not my bone and my flesh. God do so to me and more also if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.”
14So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: "Return, you and all your servants."
“So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah, just as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king, Return you and all your servants.”
“And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man. So that they sent unto the king, saying, return thou and all thy servants.”
15So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
“So the king returned and he came to the Jordan River and Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king to conduct the king over the Jordan”
“Then the king returned and came to the Jordan and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king, to escort the king across the Jordan”
16Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
“And Shimei, the son of Gerar, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.”
“and Shimei, the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, who was from Bahram, hastened and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.”
17along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king
“There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him and Zeba, the servants of the house of Saul and his 15 sons and his 20 servants with him. And they went over the Jordan before the king.”
18and crossed at the ford to carry over the king's household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
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19and said, "My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant's wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
“Then he said to the king, do not let my lord impute iniquity to me. Or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord, the king, left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.”
“And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.”
20For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king."
“For your servant does know that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all of the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”
“For I, your servant, know that I've sinned. Therefore, here I am the first to come today of all the house of Joseph to go down and meet my lord, the king.”
21But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, "Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?"
“But Abishai, the son of Zariah, answered and said, shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the Lord's anointed?”
“the son of Zeruiah, answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the Lord's anointed?”
22And David replied, "Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?"
“And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? Shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?”
“and David said, what have I to do with you, you sons of Zariah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Should any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?”
23So the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king swore an oath to him.
“Therefore, the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore unto him.”
“Therefore, the king said to Shimei, you shall not die. And the king swore to him.”
24Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
“Then Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had neither cared for his feet nor trimmed his mustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.”
“Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And had neither dressed his feet nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.”
“And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.”
“Now, Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, came down to meet the king and he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day that the king departed until the day that he came back in peace.”
25And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, "Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?"
“so it was when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king that the king said to him, why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
“when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
“And it came to pass when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore, when is thou not with me, Mephibosheth?”
26"My lord the king," he replied, "because I am lame, I said, 'I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.' But my servant Ziba deceived me,
“He answered, my lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said to him, I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king. For your servant is lame.”
“so he answered, Oh my lord the king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king. Because your servant is lame.”
“He answered, my lord, O king, my servant deceived me. But your servant said, I'll saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go to the king because your servant is lame”
“answered, my lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said to me, I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king. For your servant is lame.”
“And he answered, verse twenty six, My Lord, O king, my servant deceived me for thy servant said, I will saddle me and ask that I may ride there on and go to the king because thy servant is lame”
27and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.
“and he has slandered your servant to my lord, the king. But my lord, the king is like the angel of God. Therefore, do whatever is good in your eyes.”
“He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do therefore what seems good to you.”
“Moreover he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good for thee. In”
28For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?"
“For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord, the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore, what right have I still to cry out anymore to the king?”
“For all my father's household was nothing but dead men before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right do I have yet that I should complain any more to the king?”
29The king replied, "Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land."
“So the king said to him, why do you speak any more of your matters? I have said you and Ziba divide the land.”
“the king said to him, why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said thou and Ziba divide the land”
30And Mephibosheth said to the king, "Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!"
“And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all. For as much as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.”
“Then Mephibosheth said to the king, rather let him take it all in as much as my lord, the king has come back in peace to his own house.”
31Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
“And Barzele the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king to escort him across the Jordan.”
“And Berzilliai the Gileadite came down from Rugallam and went over Jordan with the king to conduct him over Jordan.”
32Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
“Now, Barzele was a very aged man, 80 years old, and he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.”
33The king said to Barzillai, "Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem."
“the king said unto Berzilliai, come thou over with me, with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.”
34But Barzillai replied, "How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?
“said to the king, how long have I to live that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?”
“And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live? I shall go up with the king unto Jerusalem.”
35I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
“today 80 years old. Can I discern between the good and the bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of the singing men and the singing women? Why then should your servant be a…”
“I am this day four score years old. And can I discern between good and evil? Can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more of the voice of singing men and singing women? Wherefore, then should thy servant…”
36Your servant could go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?
“thy servant, rather, will go a little way over Jordan with the king. And why should the king recompense it for me with such a reward?”
“Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king. But why should the king repay me with such a reward?”
37Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight."
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38The king replied, "Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me."
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39So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
“Then the people went over the Jordan and the king had when the king had crossed over. The king kissed Barzele and blessed him and he returned to his own place.”
40Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king.
“Now the king went on to Gilgal and Chimham went with him and all the people of Judah escorted the king and also half the people of Israel.”
“then the king went on to Gilgal and Chim -han went on with him and all of the people of Judah conducted the king and also half the people of Israel.”
41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, "Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David's men?"
“And behold, all of the men of Israel came to the king and they said unto the king, Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen thee away and have brought the king and his household and all of David's men with him over Jordan?”
“then all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king, his household and all the David's men with him across the Jordan?”
42And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, "We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king's expense or received anything for ourselves?"
“So all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel. Well, because the king is a close relative of ours. Why are you angry with us over this matter? Have we ever eaten at the king's expense or has he ever given us any gift?”
43"We have ten shares in the king," answered the men of Israel, "so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?" But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said that we have 10 shares in the king. Therefore, we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to advise to bring back our…”