2 Samuel 19:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”
2 Samuel 19:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 19:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 19:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?””
2 Samuel 19:10 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 19:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”
2 Samuel 19:10 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 19:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Absalom whom we anointed over us <FI>is<Fi> dead in battle, and now, why are ye silent--to bring back the king?'”
2 Samuel 19:10 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 19:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle; and now why are ye silent as to bringing the king back?”
2 Samuel 19:10 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 19:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Absalom, whome we anoynted ouer vs, is dead in battel: therefore why are ye so slow to bring the King againe?”
2 Samuel 19:10 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 19:10 in Context — 2 Samuel 19
8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
What Does 2 Samuel 19:10 Mean?
2 Samuel 19:10 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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