2 Samuel

Chapter 19

1 And it was told5046 Joab,3097 Behold,2009 the king4428 weeps1058 and mourns56 for Absalom.53

2 And the victory8668 that day3117 was turned into mourning60 to all3605 the people:5971 for the people5971 heard8085 say559 that day3117 how the king4428 was grieved6087 for his son.1121

3 And the people5971 got935 them by stealth1589 that day3117 into the city,5892 as people5971 being ashamed3637 steal1589 away when they flee5127 in battle.4421

4 But the king4428 covered3813 his face,6440 and the king4428 cried2199 with a loud1419 voice,6963 O my son1121 Absalom,53 O Absalom,53 my son,1121 my son!1121

5 And Joab3097 came935 into the house1004 to the king,4428 and said,559 You have shamed3001 this day3117 the faces6440 of all3605 your servants,5650 which this day3117 have saved4422 your life,5315 and the lives5315 of your sons1121 and of your daughters,1323 and the lives5315 of your wives,802 and the lives5315 of your concubines;6370

6 In that you love157 your enemies,8130 and hate8130 your friends.157 For you have declared5046 this day,3117 that you regard neither369 princes8269 nor servants:5650 for this day3117 I perceive,3045 that if3863 Absalom53 had lived,2416 and all3605 we had died4191 this day,3117 then227 it had pleased3477 5869 you well.

7 Now6258 therefore arise,6965 go3318 forth,3318 and speak1696 comfortably5921 3820 to your servants:5650 for I swear7650 by the LORD,3068 if3588 you go3318 not forth,3318 there will not tarry3885 one376 with you this night:3915 and that will be worse7489 to you than all3605 the evil7451 that befell935 you from your youth5271 until5704 now.6258

8 Then the king4428 arose,6965 and sat3427 in the gate.8179 And they told5046 to all3605 the people,5971 saying,559 Behold,2009 the king4428 does sit3427 in the gate.8179 And all3605 the people5971 came935 before6440 the king:4428 for Israel3478 had fled5127 every man376 to his tent.168

9 And all3605 the people5971 were at strife1777 throughout all3605 the tribes7626 of Israel,3478 saying,559 The king4428 saved5337 us out of the hand3709 of our enemies,341 and he delivered4422 us out of the hand3709 of the Philistines;6430 and now6258 he is fled1272 out of the land776 for Absalom.53

10 And Absalom,53 whom834 we anointed4886 over5921 us, is dead4191 in battle.4421 Now6258 therefore why4100 speak2790 you not a word of bringing7725 the king4428 back?7725

11 And king4428 David1732 sent7971 to Zadok6659 and to Abiathar54 the priests,3548 saying,559 Speak1696 to the elders2205 of Judah,3063 saying,559 Why4100 are you the last314 to bring7725 the king4428 back7725 to his house?1004 seeing the speech1697 of all3605 Israel3478 is come935 to the king,4428 even to his house.1004

12 You are my brothers,251 you are my bones6106 and my flesh:1320 why4100 then are you the last314 to bring7725 back7725 the king?4428

13 And say559 you to Amasa,6021 Are you not of my bone,6106 and of my flesh?1320 God430 do6213 so3541 to me, and more3254 also,3541 if518 you be not captain8269 of the host6635 before6440 me continually3605 3117 in the room8478 of Joab.3097

14 And he bowed5186 the heart3824 of all3605 the men376 of Judah,3063 even as the heart3824 of one259 man;376 so that they sent7971 this word to the king,4428 Return7725 you, and all3605 your servants.5650

15 So the king4428 returned,7725 and came935 to Jordan.3383 And Judah3063 came935 to Gilgal,1537 to go3212 to meet7125 the king,4428 to conduct5674 the king4428 over5674 Jordan.3383

16 And Shimei8096 the son1121 of Gera,1617 a Benjamite,1145 which834 was of Bahurim,980 hurried4116 and came3381 down3381 with the men376 of Judah3063 to meet7125 king4428 David.1732

17 And there were a thousand505 men376 of Benjamin1144 with him, and Ziba6717 the servant5288 of the house1004 of Saul,7586 and his fifteen2568 6240 sons1121 and his twenty6242 servants5650 with him; and they went6743 over6743 Jordan3383 before6440 the king.4428

18 And there went5674 over5674 a ferry5679 boat5679 to carry5674 over5674 the king's4428 household,1004 and to do6213 what he thought5869 good.2896 And Shimei8096 the son1121 of Gera1617 fell5307 down before6440 the king,4428 as he was come5674 over5674 Jordan;3383

19 And said559 to the king,4428 Let not my lord113 impute2803 iniquity5771 to me, neither408 do you remember2142 that which834 your servant5650 did perversely5753 the day3117 that my lord113 the king4428 went3318 out of Jerusalem,3389 that the king4428 should take7760 it to his heart.3820

20 For your servant5650 does know3045 that I have sinned:2398 therefore, behold,2009 I am come935 the first7223 this day3117 of all3605 the house1004 of Joseph3130 to go3381 down3381 to meet7125 my lord113 the king.4428

21 But Abishai52 the son1121 of Zeruiah6870 answered6030 and said,559 Shall not Shimei8096 be put to death4191 for this,2063 because3588 he cursed7043 the LORD's3068 anointed?4899

22 And David1732 said,559 What4100 have I to do with you, you sons1121 of Zeruiah,6870 that you should this day3117 be adversaries7854 to me? shall there any man376 be put to death4191 this day3117 in Israel?3478 for do not I know3045 that I am this day3117 king4428 over5921 Israel?3478

23 Therefore the king4428 said559 to Shimei,8096 You shall not die.4191 And the king4428 swore7650 to him.

24 And Mephibosheth4648 the son1121 of Saul7586 came3381 down3381 to meet7125 the king,4428 and had neither3808 dressed6213 his feet,7272 nor3808 trimmed6213 his beard,8222 nor3808 washed3526 his clothes,899 from the day3117 the king4428 departed3212 until5704 the day3117 he came935 again in peace.7965

25 And it came1961 to pass, when3588 he was come935 to Jerusalem3389 to meet7125 the king,4428 that the king4428 said559 to him, Why4100 went1980 not you with me, Mephibosheth?4648

26 And he answered,559 My lord,113 O king,4428 my servant5650 deceived7411 me: for your servant5650 said,559 I will saddle2280 me an ass,2543 that I may ride7392 thereon,5921 and go3212 to the king;4428 because3588 your servant5650 is lame.6455

27 And he has slandered7270 your servant5650 to my lord113 the king;4428 but my lord113 the king4428 is as an angel4397 of God:430 do6213 therefore what is good2896 in your eyes.5869

28 For all3605 of my father's1 house1004 were but dead4194 men582 before my lord113 the king:4428 yet did you set7896 your servant5650 among them that did eat398 at your own table.7979 What4100 right6666 therefore have3426 I yet to cry2199 any more5750 to the king?4428

29 And the king4428 said559 to him, Why4100 speak1696 you any more5750 of your matters?1697 I have said,559 You and Ziba6717 divide2505 the land.7704

30 And Mephibosheth4648 said559 to the king,4428 Yes,637 let him take3947 all,3605 for as much310 834 as my lord113 the king4428 is come935 again7725 in peace7965 to his own house.1004

31 And Barzillai1271 the Gileadite1569 came3381 down3381 from Rogelim,7274 and went5674 over5674 Jordan3383 with the king,4428 to conduct7971 him over5674 Jordan.3383

32 Now Barzillai1271 was a very3966 aged2204 man, even fourscore8084 years8141 old:1121 and he had provided the king4428 of sustenance3557 while he lay7871 at Mahanaim;4266 for he was a very3966 great1419 man.376

33 And the king4428 said559 to Barzillai,1271 Come5674 you over5674 with me, and I will feed3557 you with me in Jerusalem.3389

34 And Barzillai1271 said559 to the king,4428 How4100 long3117 have I to live,2416 that I should go5927 up with the king4428 to Jerusalem?3389

35 I am this day3117 fourscore8084 years8141 old:1121 and can I discern3045 between996 good2896 and evil?7451 can your servant5650 taste2938 what853 834 I eat398 or854 what853 834 I drink?8354 can I hear8085 any more5750 the voice693 of singing7891 men and singing7891 women? why4100 then should your servant5650 be yet5750 a burden4853 to my lord113 the king?4428

36 Your servant5650 will go5674 a little4592 way over5674 Jordan3383 with the king:4428 and why4100 should the king4428 recompense1580 it me with such2063 a reward?1578

37 Let your servant,5650 I pray4994 you, turn7725 back7725 again,7725 that I may die4191 in my own city,5892 and be buried by the grave6913 of my father1 and of my mother.517 But behold2009 your servant5650 Chimham;3643 let him go5674 over5674 with my lord113 the king;4428 and do6213 to him what853 834 shall seem1961 5869 good2896 to you.

38 And the king4428 answered,559 Chimham3643 shall go5674 over5674 with me, and I will do6213 to him that which shall seem1961 5869 good2896 to you: and whatever3605 834 you shall require977 of me, that will I do6213 for you.

39 And all3605 the people5971 went5674 over5674 Jordan.3383 And when the king4428 was come5674 over,5674 the king4428 kissed5401 Barzillai,1271 and blessed1288 him; and he returned7725 to his own place.4725

40 Then the king4428 went5674 on to Gilgal,1537 and Chimham3643 went5674 on with him: and all3605 the people5971 of Judah3063 conducted5674 the king,4428 and also1571 half2677 the people5971 of Israel.3478

41 And, behold,2009 all3605 the men376 of Israel3478 came935 to the king,4428 and said559 to the king,4428 Why4069 have our brothers251 the men376 of Judah3063 stolen1589 you away, and have brought5674 the king,4428 and his household,1004 and all3605 David's1732 men582 with him, over5674 Jordan?3383

42 And all3605 the men376 of Judah3063 answered6030 the men376 of Israel,3478 Because3588 the king4428 is near7138 of kin to us: why4100 then be you angry2734 for this2088 matter?1697 have we eaten398 at all of the king's4428 cost? or has he given5375 us any gift?5379

43 And the men376 of Israel3478 answered6030 the men376 of Judah,3063 and said,559 We have ten6235 parts in the king,4428 and we have also1571 more right in David1732 than you: why4069 then did you despise7043 us, that our advice1697 should not be first7223 had in bringing7725 back7725 our king?4428 And the words1697 of the men376 of Judah3063 were fiercer7185 than the words1697 of the men376 of Israel.3478

2 Samuel

Chapter 19

1 AND it was told Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.

2 And there was mourning that day among all the people; for the people heard that day how the king was grieved for his son.

3 And the people concealed themselves as they entered into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.

4 But the king covered his face, and cried with a loud voice, saying, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

5 And Joab came into the king's house and said to him, You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants who this day have saved your life and the lives of all your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines,

6 Because you have loved your enemies and hated your friends. For you have declared this day that you have neither noblemen nor servants; for this day I perceive that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you better.

7 Now therefore arise, go out and speak comfortingly to your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you this night; and this will be worse for you than all the evils that have befallen you from your youth until now.

8 Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

9 And all the people were thinking in all the tribes of Israel and saying, The king delivered us from the hand of all our enemies and rescued us from the hand of the Philistines; so now let us flee from the land and from following Absalom.

10 And Absalom, whom we anointed and made king over us, is dead in battle. And they said every man to his neighbor, Why therefore hesitate to go back with the king?

11 Come, therefore, let us bring him back to his house. And the words of the Israelites came to the king.

12 And the king said to them, You are my brethren and my flesh and my bones, why then are you the last to return to the king?

13 And he said to Amasa, Behold, you are my flesh and my bone. God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of my army permanently instead of Joab.

14 And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, saying, Return you and all your servants.

15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and bring the king over the Jordan.

16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, made haste and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

17 And Ziba the servant of Saul and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him crossed over and constructed a bridge over the Jordan before the king.

18 And they constructed rafts to bring over the king's household and to do whatever was good in his sight. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was crossing the Jordan;

19 And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem; let not my lord the king take it to his heart.

20 For your servant does know that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I have come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

21 But Abishai the son of Zoriah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?

22 And David said, What is it to me and to you, you sons of Zoriah, that you should this day be deceivers to me? Shall any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?

23 Then the king said to Shimei. You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

24 And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came down to meet the king, and he had neither trimmed his beard nor changed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day the king came again in peace.

25 And it came to pass, when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?

26 Mephibosheth answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for I said to him, Saddle me an ass that I may ride upon it and go with my lord the king; because your servant is lame.

27 And my servant has lied about me, O my lord the king; but you, my lord the king, you are as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in your eyes.

28 For all of my father's house were worthy of death before my lord the king; yet you counted your servant among those who eat at your table. Now therefore I cannot justify myself, neither speak before my lord the king.

29 And the king said to him, You have spoken more than enough, I have already commanded that you and Ziba shall divide the fields.

30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yea, let him take all the produce also forasmuch as my lord the king has come again in peace to his own house.

31 Now Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Dobelin and went with the king to conduct him over the Jordan.

32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with food while he remained at Mahanaim; for he was a very wealthy man.

33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come along with me, and I will feed you with me in Jerusalem.

34 And Barzillai said to the king, How many years have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 I am this day eighty years old; and I cannot discern between luxury and simple living; neither can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks. Nor can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women. Why then should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?

36 Your servant can hardly cross the Jordan with my lord the king; let not my lord the king recompense me with such a reward.

37 Let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city and be buried beside the grave of my father and my mother. But behold here is with you your servant Bimham my son; let him go over with my lord the king, and do you to him what seems good in your sight.

38 And the king said, Bimham shall go over with me and I will do to him that which seems good to you; and whatever you shall ask of me, that will I do for you.

39 And when all the people had crossed the Jordan and the king had crossed also, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.

40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Bimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah went on with the king, and also half the people of Israel.

41 And, behold, the men of Israel came to the king and said to him, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away and have brought you over the Jordan and all your household and all men of Judah with you?

42 And all the men of Judah answered and said to the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us; why then are you displeased over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's cost? Or has he given us any gifts?

43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you; why then did you go ahead of us? We should have been the first to bring back the king. And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel

Chapter 19

2 Samuel

Chapter 19

1 And it was told5046 Joab,3097 Behold,2009 the king4428 weeps1058 and mourns56 for Absalom.53

1 AND it was told Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.

2 And the victory8668 that day3117 was turned into mourning60 to all3605 the people:5971 for the people5971 heard8085 say559 that day3117 how the king4428 was grieved6087 for his son.1121

2 And there was mourning that day among all the people; for the people heard that day how the king was grieved for his son.

3 And the people5971 got935 them by stealth1589 that day3117 into the city,5892 as people5971 being ashamed3637 steal1589 away when they flee5127 in battle.4421

3 And the people concealed themselves as they entered into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.

4 But the king4428 covered3813 his face,6440 and the king4428 cried2199 with a loud1419 voice,6963 O my son1121 Absalom,53 O Absalom,53 my son,1121 my son!1121

4 But the king covered his face, and cried with a loud voice, saying, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

5 And Joab3097 came935 into the house1004 to the king,4428 and said,559 You have shamed3001 this day3117 the faces6440 of all3605 your servants,5650 which this day3117 have saved4422 your life,5315 and the lives5315 of your sons1121 and of your daughters,1323 and the lives5315 of your wives,802 and the lives5315 of your concubines;6370

5 And Joab came into the king's house and said to him, You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants who this day have saved your life and the lives of all your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines,

6 In that you love157 your enemies,8130 and hate8130 your friends.157 For you have declared5046 this day,3117 that you regard neither369 princes8269 nor servants:5650 for this day3117 I perceive,3045 that if3863 Absalom53 had lived,2416 and all3605 we had died4191 this day,3117 then227 it had pleased3477 5869 you well.

6 Because you have loved your enemies and hated your friends. For you have declared this day that you have neither noblemen nor servants; for this day I perceive that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you better.

7 Now6258 therefore arise,6965 go3318 forth,3318 and speak1696 comfortably5921 3820 to your servants:5650 for I swear7650 by the LORD,3068 if3588 you go3318 not forth,3318 there will not tarry3885 one376 with you this night:3915 and that will be worse7489 to you than all3605 the evil7451 that befell935 you from your youth5271 until5704 now.6258

7 Now therefore arise, go out and speak comfortingly to your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you this night; and this will be worse for you than all the evils that have befallen you from your youth until now.

8 Then the king4428 arose,6965 and sat3427 in the gate.8179 And they told5046 to all3605 the people,5971 saying,559 Behold,2009 the king4428 does sit3427 in the gate.8179 And all3605 the people5971 came935 before6440 the king:4428 for Israel3478 had fled5127 every man376 to his tent.168

8 Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

9 And all3605 the people5971 were at strife1777 throughout all3605 the tribes7626 of Israel,3478 saying,559 The king4428 saved5337 us out of the hand3709 of our enemies,341 and he delivered4422 us out of the hand3709 of the Philistines;6430 and now6258 he is fled1272 out of the land776 for Absalom.53

9 And all the people were thinking in all the tribes of Israel and saying, The king delivered us from the hand of all our enemies and rescued us from the hand of the Philistines; so now let us flee from the land and from following Absalom.

10 And Absalom,53 whom834 we anointed4886 over5921 us, is dead4191 in battle.4421 Now6258 therefore why4100 speak2790 you not a word of bringing7725 the king4428 back?7725

10 And Absalom, whom we anointed and made king over us, is dead in battle. And they said every man to his neighbor, Why therefore hesitate to go back with the king?

11 And king4428 David1732 sent7971 to Zadok6659 and to Abiathar54 the priests,3548 saying,559 Speak1696 to the elders2205 of Judah,3063 saying,559 Why4100 are you the last314 to bring7725 the king4428 back7725 to his house?1004 seeing the speech1697 of all3605 Israel3478 is come935 to the king,4428 even to his house.1004

11 Come, therefore, let us bring him back to his house. And the words of the Israelites came to the king.

12 You are my brothers,251 you are my bones6106 and my flesh:1320 why4100 then are you the last314 to bring7725 back7725 the king?4428

12 And the king said to them, You are my brethren and my flesh and my bones, why then are you the last to return to the king?

13 And say559 you to Amasa,6021 Are you not of my bone,6106 and of my flesh?1320 God430 do6213 so3541 to me, and more3254 also,3541 if518 you be not captain8269 of the host6635 before6440 me continually3605 3117 in the room8478 of Joab.3097

13 And he said to Amasa, Behold, you are my flesh and my bone. God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of my army permanently instead of Joab.

14 And he bowed5186 the heart3824 of all3605 the men376 of Judah,3063 even as the heart3824 of one259 man;376 so that they sent7971 this word to the king,4428 Return7725 you, and all3605 your servants.5650

14 And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, saying, Return you and all your servants.

15 So the king4428 returned,7725 and came935 to Jordan.3383 And Judah3063 came935 to Gilgal,1537 to go3212 to meet7125 the king,4428 to conduct5674 the king4428 over5674 Jordan.3383

15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and bring the king over the Jordan.

16 And Shimei8096 the son1121 of Gera,1617 a Benjamite,1145 which834 was of Bahurim,980 hurried4116 and came3381 down3381 with the men376 of Judah3063 to meet7125 king4428 David.1732

16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, made haste and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

17 And there were a thousand505 men376 of Benjamin1144 with him, and Ziba6717 the servant5288 of the house1004 of Saul,7586 and his fifteen2568 6240 sons1121 and his twenty6242 servants5650 with him; and they went6743 over6743 Jordan3383 before6440 the king.4428

17 And Ziba the servant of Saul and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him crossed over and constructed a bridge over the Jordan before the king.

18 And there went5674 over5674 a ferry5679 boat5679 to carry5674 over5674 the king's4428 household,1004 and to do6213 what he thought5869 good.2896 And Shimei8096 the son1121 of Gera1617 fell5307 down before6440 the king,4428 as he was come5674 over5674 Jordan;3383

18 And they constructed rafts to bring over the king's household and to do whatever was good in his sight. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was crossing the Jordan;

19 And said559 to the king,4428 Let not my lord113 impute2803 iniquity5771 to me, neither408 do you remember2142 that which834 your servant5650 did perversely5753 the day3117 that my lord113 the king4428 went3318 out of Jerusalem,3389 that the king4428 should take7760 it to his heart.3820

19 And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem; let not my lord the king take it to his heart.

20 For your servant5650 does know3045 that I have sinned:2398 therefore, behold,2009 I am come935 the first7223 this day3117 of all3605 the house1004 of Joseph3130 to go3381 down3381 to meet7125 my lord113 the king.4428

20 For your servant does know that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I have come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

21 But Abishai52 the son1121 of Zeruiah6870 answered6030 and said,559 Shall not Shimei8096 be put to death4191 for this,2063 because3588 he cursed7043 the LORD's3068 anointed?4899

21 But Abishai the son of Zoriah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?

22 And David1732 said,559 What4100 have I to do with you, you sons1121 of Zeruiah,6870 that you should this day3117 be adversaries7854 to me? shall there any man376 be put to death4191 this day3117 in Israel?3478 for do not I know3045 that I am this day3117 king4428 over5921 Israel?3478

22 And David said, What is it to me and to you, you sons of Zoriah, that you should this day be deceivers to me? Shall any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?

23 Therefore the king4428 said559 to Shimei,8096 You shall not die.4191 And the king4428 swore7650 to him.

23 Then the king said to Shimei. You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

24 And Mephibosheth4648 the son1121 of Saul7586 came3381 down3381 to meet7125 the king,4428 and had neither3808 dressed6213 his feet,7272 nor3808 trimmed6213 his beard,8222 nor3808 washed3526 his clothes,899 from the day3117 the king4428 departed3212 until5704 the day3117 he came935 again in peace.7965

24 And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came down to meet the king, and he had neither trimmed his beard nor changed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day the king came again in peace.

25 And it came1961 to pass, when3588 he was come935 to Jerusalem3389 to meet7125 the king,4428 that the king4428 said559 to him, Why4100 went1980 not you with me, Mephibosheth?4648

25 And it came to pass, when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?

26 And he answered,559 My lord,113 O king,4428 my servant5650 deceived7411 me: for your servant5650 said,559 I will saddle2280 me an ass,2543 that I may ride7392 thereon,5921 and go3212 to the king;4428 because3588 your servant5650 is lame.6455

26 Mephibosheth answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for I said to him, Saddle me an ass that I may ride upon it and go with my lord the king; because your servant is lame.

27 And he has slandered7270 your servant5650 to my lord113 the king;4428 but my lord113 the king4428 is as an angel4397 of God:430 do6213 therefore what is good2896 in your eyes.5869

27 And my servant has lied about me, O my lord the king; but you, my lord the king, you are as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in your eyes.

28 For all3605 of my father's1 house1004 were but dead4194 men582 before my lord113 the king:4428 yet did you set7896 your servant5650 among them that did eat398 at your own table.7979 What4100 right6666 therefore have3426 I yet to cry2199 any more5750 to the king?4428

28 For all of my father's house were worthy of death before my lord the king; yet you counted your servant among those who eat at your table. Now therefore I cannot justify myself, neither speak before my lord the king.

29 And the king4428 said559 to him, Why4100 speak1696 you any more5750 of your matters?1697 I have said,559 You and Ziba6717 divide2505 the land.7704

29 And the king said to him, You have spoken more than enough, I have already commanded that you and Ziba shall divide the fields.

30 And Mephibosheth4648 said559 to the king,4428 Yes,637 let him take3947 all,3605 for as much310 834 as my lord113 the king4428 is come935 again7725 in peace7965 to his own house.1004

30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yea, let him take all the produce also forasmuch as my lord the king has come again in peace to his own house.

31 And Barzillai1271 the Gileadite1569 came3381 down3381 from Rogelim,7274 and went5674 over5674 Jordan3383 with the king,4428 to conduct7971 him over5674 Jordan.3383

31 Now Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Dobelin and went with the king to conduct him over the Jordan.

32 Now Barzillai1271 was a very3966 aged2204 man, even fourscore8084 years8141 old:1121 and he had provided the king4428 of sustenance3557 while he lay7871 at Mahanaim;4266 for he was a very3966 great1419 man.376

32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with food while he remained at Mahanaim; for he was a very wealthy man.

33 And the king4428 said559 to Barzillai,1271 Come5674 you over5674 with me, and I will feed3557 you with me in Jerusalem.3389

33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come along with me, and I will feed you with me in Jerusalem.

34 And Barzillai1271 said559 to the king,4428 How4100 long3117 have I to live,2416 that I should go5927 up with the king4428 to Jerusalem?3389

34 And Barzillai said to the king, How many years have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 I am this day3117 fourscore8084 years8141 old:1121 and can I discern3045 between996 good2896 and evil?7451 can your servant5650 taste2938 what853 834 I eat398 or854 what853 834 I drink?8354 can I hear8085 any more5750 the voice693 of singing7891 men and singing7891 women? why4100 then should your servant5650 be yet5750 a burden4853 to my lord113 the king?4428

35 I am this day eighty years old; and I cannot discern between luxury and simple living; neither can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks. Nor can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women. Why then should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?

36 Your servant5650 will go5674 a little4592 way over5674 Jordan3383 with the king:4428 and why4100 should the king4428 recompense1580 it me with such2063 a reward?1578

36 Your servant can hardly cross the Jordan with my lord the king; let not my lord the king recompense me with such a reward.

37 Let your servant,5650 I pray4994 you, turn7725 back7725 again,7725 that I may die4191 in my own city,5892 and be buried by the grave6913 of my father1 and of my mother.517 But behold2009 your servant5650 Chimham;3643 let him go5674 over5674 with my lord113 the king;4428 and do6213 to him what853 834 shall seem1961 5869 good2896 to you.

37 Let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city and be buried beside the grave of my father and my mother. But behold here is with you your servant Bimham my son; let him go over with my lord the king, and do you to him what seems good in your sight.

38 And the king4428 answered,559 Chimham3643 shall go5674 over5674 with me, and I will do6213 to him that which shall seem1961 5869 good2896 to you: and whatever3605 834 you shall require977 of me, that will I do6213 for you.

38 And the king said, Bimham shall go over with me and I will do to him that which seems good to you; and whatever you shall ask of me, that will I do for you.

39 And all3605 the people5971 went5674 over5674 Jordan.3383 And when the king4428 was come5674 over,5674 the king4428 kissed5401 Barzillai,1271 and blessed1288 him; and he returned7725 to his own place.4725

39 And when all the people had crossed the Jordan and the king had crossed also, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.

40 Then the king4428 went5674 on to Gilgal,1537 and Chimham3643 went5674 on with him: and all3605 the people5971 of Judah3063 conducted5674 the king,4428 and also1571 half2677 the people5971 of Israel.3478

40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Bimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah went on with the king, and also half the people of Israel.

41 And, behold,2009 all3605 the men376 of Israel3478 came935 to the king,4428 and said559 to the king,4428 Why4069 have our brothers251 the men376 of Judah3063 stolen1589 you away, and have brought5674 the king,4428 and his household,1004 and all3605 David's1732 men582 with him, over5674 Jordan?3383

41 And, behold, the men of Israel came to the king and said to him, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away and have brought you over the Jordan and all your household and all men of Judah with you?

42 And all3605 the men376 of Judah3063 answered6030 the men376 of Israel,3478 Because3588 the king4428 is near7138 of kin to us: why4100 then be you angry2734 for this2088 matter?1697 have we eaten398 at all of the king's4428 cost? or has he given5375 us any gift?5379

42 And all the men of Judah answered and said to the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us; why then are you displeased over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's cost? Or has he given us any gifts?

43 And the men376 of Israel3478 answered6030 the men376 of Judah,3063 and said,559 We have ten6235 parts in the king,4428 and we have also1571 more right in David1732 than you: why4069 then did you despise7043 us, that our advice1697 should not be first7223 had in bringing7725 back7725 our king?4428 And the words1697 of the men376 of Judah3063 were fiercer7185 than the words1697 of the men376 of Israel.3478

43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you; why then did you go ahead of us? We should have been the first to bring back the king. And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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