2 Samuel 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.”
2 Samuel 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king said to them, “I will do what seems best to you.” The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.”
2 Samuel 18:4 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.”
2 Samuel 18:4 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king saith unto them, `That which is good in your eyes I do;' and the king standeth at the side of the gate, and all the people have gone out by hundreds and by thousands,”
2 Samuel 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king said to them, I will do what is good in your sight. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.”
2 Samuel 18:4 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the King said vnto them, What seemeth you best, that I will doe. So the King stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreths and by thousands.”
2 Samuel 18:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:4 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
2 Y consignó la tercera parte del pueblo al mando de Joab, y [otra] tercera al mando de Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, hermano de Joab, y la otra tercera parte al mando de Ittai Getheo. Y dijo el rey al pueblo: Yo también saldré con vosotros.
3 Mas el pueblo dijo: No saldrás; porque si nosotros huyéremos, no harán caso de nosotros; y aunque la mitad de nosotros muera, no harán caso de nosotros: mas tú ahora vales tanto como diez mil de nosotros. Será pues mejor que tú nos des ayuda desde la ciudad.
4 Entonces el rey les dijo: Yo haré lo que bien os pareciere. Y púsose el rey á la entrada de la puerta, mientras salía todo el pueblo de ciento en ciento y de mil en mil.
5 Y el rey mandó á Joab y á Abisai y á Ittai, diciendo: Tratad benignamente por amor de mí al mozo Absalom. Y todo el pueblo oyó cuando dió el rey orden acerca de Absalom á todos los capitanes.
6 Salió pues el pueblo al campo contra Israel, y dióse la batalla en el bosque de Ephraim;
What Does 2 Samuel 18:4 Mean?
2 Samuel 18:4 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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