Verse 14
2 Samuel 19:14
World English Bible, British Edition
14
He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that
they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לַֽ/עֲמָשָׂא֙ תֹּֽמְר֔וּ הֲ/ל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥/י וּ/בְשָׂרִ֖/י אָ֑תָּה כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה לִּ֤/י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ/כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם לֹ֠א שַׂר צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְ/פָנַ֛/י כָּל הַ/יָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָֽב
English Translation
And to Amasa you will say, "Is it not true that you are my bone and my flesh? So may God do to me and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me all the days instead of Joab."
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Chapter 19 Context
1
Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”
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2
The victory that day was turned into mourning amongst all the people,
for the people heard it said t...
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3
The people sneaked into the city that day, as people who are ashamed
steal away when they flee in ba...
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4
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My
son Absalom, Absalom, my son, m...
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5
Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have
shamed the faces of all your servant...
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6
in that you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For
you have declared today that pr...
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7
Now therefore arise, go out and speak to comfort your servants; for I
swear by the LORD, if you don’...
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8
Then the king arose and sat in the gate. The people were all told,
“Behold, the king is sitting in t...
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9
All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,
“The king delivered us ou...
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10
Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore
why don’t you speak a word of br...
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11
King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying,
“Speak to the elders of Judah, saying,...
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12
You are my brothers. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you
the last to bring back the king?...
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13
Say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God (Elohim) do so to me, and
more also, if you aren...
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14
He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that
they sent to the king, saying,...
15
So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to
Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring...
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16
Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried
and came down with the men of Jud...
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17
There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant
of Saul’s house, and his fiftee...
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18
A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what
he thought good.
Shimei the son...
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19
He said to the king, “Don’t let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember
that which your servant d...
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20
For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore behold, I have
come today as the first of all t...
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21
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shouldn’t Shimei be
put to death for this, because he curs...
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22
David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah,
that you should be adversaries to me t...
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23
The king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king swore to him.
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24
Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and
he had neither groomed his feet, nor tr...
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25
When he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him,
“Why didn’t you go with me, Me...
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26
He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your
servant said, ‘I will saddle a donke...
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27
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the
king is as an angel of God (Elohi...
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28
For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king;
yet you set your servant amongs...
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29
The king said to him, “Why do you speak any more of your matters?
I say, you and Ziba divide the lan...
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30
Mephibosheth said to the king, “Yes, let him take all, because
my lord the king has come in peace to...
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31
Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went
over the Jordan with the king to conduct...
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32
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. He had provided
the king with sustenance w...
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33
The king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will sustain
you with me in Jerusalem.”
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34
Barzillai said to the king, “How many are the days of the years
of my life, that I should go up with...
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35
I am eighty years old, today. Can I discern between good and bad? Can
your servant taste what I eat...
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36
Your servant will just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should
the king repay me with such a re...
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37
Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city,
by the grave of my father an...
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38
The king answered, “Chimham shall go over with me, and I will
do to him that which shall seem good t...
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39
All the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over.
Then the king kissed Barzillai and bles...
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40
So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him. All
the people of Judah brought the...
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41
Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king,
“Why have our brothers the men...
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42
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the
king is a close relative to us. Why th...
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43
The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have
ten parts in the king, and we have a...
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