1 Chronicles 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see this and rebuke it.””
1 Chronicles 12:17 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, `If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries--without violence in my hands--the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers see [it] and rebuke [it].”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it.”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 12:17 in Context — 1 Chronicles 12
15 Estes foram os que passaram o Jordão no mês primeiro, quando ele estava transbordando sobre todas as suas margens; e fizeram fugir a todos os dos vales ao oriente e ao ocidente.
16 Também alguns dos filhos de Benjamim e de Judá vieram a Davi à fortaleza.
17 E Davi saiu ao encontro deles, e lhes falou, dizendo: Se viestes a mim para paz e para me ajudar, meu coração será unido convosco; mas se é para me entregar a meus inimigos, mesmo sendo meus mãos sem crime, o Deus de nossos pais o veja, e o repreenda.
18 Então o Espírito revestiu a Amasai, chefe de trinta, e disse: Teus somos, ó Davi! E contigo estamos, ó filho de Jessé! Paz, paz seja contigo, e paz com os teus ajudadores; pois o teu Deus te ajuda.E Davi os recebeu, e os constituiu entre os capitães das tropas.
19 Também alguns de Manassés passaram a Davi, quando ele veio com os filisteus à batalha contra Saul, ainda que não os ajudaram; porque os líderes dos filisteus, [depois de terem feito] conselho, o despediram, dizendo: Com nossas cabeças ele passará a seu senhor Saul.
What Does 1 Chronicles 12:17 Mean?
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