Verse 23
2 Samuel 19:23
Geneva Bible
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Therefore the King saide vnto Shimei, Thou shalt not die, and the king sware vnto him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד מַה לִּ֤/י וְ/לָ/כֶם֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה כִּי תִֽהְיוּ לִ֥/י הַ/יּ֖וֹם לְ/שָׂטָ֑ן הַ/יּ֗וֹם י֤וּמַת אִישׁ֙ בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֚י הֲ/ל֣וֹא יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י הַ/יּ֖וֹם אֲנִי מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And David said, "What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah, that you should be a adversary to me today? Today, a man shall be put to death in Israel, for did I not know that today I am king over Israel?"
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Chapter 19 Context
1
And it was tolde Ioab, Behold, the King weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
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Therefore the victorie of that day was turned into mourning to all the people: for the people heard...
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And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when the...
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So the King hid his face, and the King cryed with a loude voyce, My sonne Absalom, Absalom my sonne,...
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Then Ioab came into the house to the King, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy...
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In that thou louest thine enemies, and hatest thy friendes: for thou hast declared this day, that th...
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Nowe therefore vp, come out, and speake comfortably vnto thy seruants: for I sweare by the Lord, exc...
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Then the King arose, and sate in the gate: and they tolde vnto all the people, saying, Beholde, the...
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Then all the people were at strife thorowout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The King saued vs out...
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And Absalom, whome we anoynted ouer vs, is dead in battel: therefore why are ye so slow to bring the...
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11
But King Dauid sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the Priestes, saying, Speake vnto the Elders of Iudah,...
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12
Ye are my brethren: my bones and my flesh are ye: wherefore then are ye the last that bring the King...
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13
Also say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God (Elohim) do so to me and more also, if...
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So he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iudah, as of one man: therefore they sent to the King, say...
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So the King returned, and came to Iorden. And Iudah came to Gilgal, for to goe to meete the King, an...
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And Shimei the sonne of Gera, ye sonne of Iemini, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with th...
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And a thousande men of Beniamin with him, and Ziba the seruant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen...
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And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the Kings houshold, and to do him pleasure. Then Shimei th...
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And saide vnto the King, Let not my lorde impute wickednesse vnto me, nor remember ye thing that thy...
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For thy seruant doeth knowe, that I haue done amisse: therefore beholde, I am the first this day of...
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But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah answered, and said, Shal not Shimei die for this, because he cursed...
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And Dauid saide, What haue I to do with you, ye sonnes of Zeruiah, that this day ye should be aduers...
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23
Therefore the King saide vnto Shimei, Thou shalt not die, and the king sware vnto him.
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And Mephibosheth the sonne of Saul came downe to meete the king, and had neither washed his feete, n...
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And when he was come to Ierusalem, and met the king, the king said vnto him, Wherefore wentest not t...
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And he answered, My lorde the king, my seruant deceiued me: for thy seruant said, I would haue mine...
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And he hath accused thy seruant vnto my lorde the king: but my lorde the king is as an Angel of God...
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For all my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king, yet diddest thou set thy seruant...
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And the king said vnto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I haue said, Thou, and Ziba d...
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And Mephibosheth saide vnto the king, Yea, let him take all, seeing my lorde the king is come home i...
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Then Barzillai the Gileadite came downe from Rogelim, and went ouer Iorden with the king, to conduct...
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Nowe Barzillai was a very aged man, euen fourescore yeere olde, and he had prouided the king of sust...
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And the king said vnto Barzillai, Come ouer with me, and I will feede thee with me in Ierusalem.
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And Barzillai said vnto the king, Howe long haue I to liue, that I should goe vp with the king to Ie...
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I am this day fourescore yeere olde: and can I discerne betweene good or euill? Hath thy seruant any...
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Thy seruant will goe a litle way ouer Iorden with the King, and why wil the king recompence it me wi...
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I pray thee, let thy seruant turne backe againe, that I may die in mine owne citie, and be buryed in...
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And the king answered, Chimham shall go with me, and I will do to him that thou shalt be content wit...
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So all the people went ouer Iorden: and the King passed ouer: and the King kissed Barzillai, and ble...
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Then the King went to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him, and all the people of Iudah conducted the K...
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41
And behold, all the men of Israel came to the King, and sayd vnto the King, Why haue our brethren th...
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42
And all the men of Iudah answered the men of Israel, Because the King is neere of kin to vs: and whe...
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And the men of Israel answered the men of Iudah, and saide, Wee haue ten partes in the King, and hau...
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