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 E enviou a terça parte do povo ao mando de Joabe, e outra terça parte ao mando de Abisai, filho de Zeruia, irmão de Joabe, e a outra terceira parte ao mando de Itai geteu. E disse o rei ao povo: Eu também sairei convosco.
3 Mas o povo disse: Não sairás; porque se nós fugirmos, não farão caso de nós; e ainda que a metade de nós morra, não farão caso de nós: mas tu agora vales tanto quanto dez mil de nós. Será pois melhor que da cidade tu nos ajudes.
4 Então o rei lhes disse: Eu farei o que bem vos parecer. E pôs-se o rei à entrada da porta, enquanto saía todo aquele povo de cento em cento e de mil em mil.
5 E o rei mandou a Joabe e a Abisai e a Itai, dizendo: Tratai benignamente por causa de mim ao jovem Absalão. E todo aquele povo ouviu quando deu o rei ordem acerca de Absalão a todos os capitães.
6 Saiu, pois, o povo ao acampamento contra Israel, e houve a batalha no bosque de Efraim;
What Does 2 Samuel 18:4 Mean?
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