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
Read 2 Samuel 18:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Il plaça le tiers du peuple sous le commandement de Joab, le tiers sous celui d’Abischaï, fils de Tseruja, frère de Joab, et le tiers sous celui d’Ittaï, de Gath. Et le roi dit au peuple: Moi aussi, je veux sortir avec vous.
3 Mais le peuple dit: Tu ne sortiras point! Car si nous prenons la fuite, ce n’est pas sur nous que l’attention se portera; et quand la moitié d’entre nous succomberait, on n’y ferait pas attention; mais toi, tu es comme dix mille de nous, et maintenant il vaut mieux que de la ville tu puisses venir à notre secours.
4 Le roi leur répondit: Je ferai ce qui vous paraît bon. Et le roi se tint à côté de la porte, pendant que tout le peuple sortait par centaines et par milliers.
5 Le roi donna cet ordre à Joab, à Abischaï et à Ittaï: Pour l’amour de moi, doucement avec le jeune Absalom! Et tout le peuple entendit l’ordre du roi à tous les chefs au sujet d’Absalom.
6 Le peuple sortit dans les champs à la rencontre d’Israël, et la bataille eut lieu dans la forêt d’Éphraïm.
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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