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Absalom’s Return to Jerusalem

2 Samuel 14:8

In 11 translations

BSB
“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”
KJV
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
WEB
The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
ASV
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
LSV
And the king says to the woman, “Go to your house, and I give charge concerning you.”
YLT
And the king saith unto the woman, 'Go to thine house, and I give charge concerning thee.'
DBY
And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
DRC
And the king said to the woman: Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
GNV
And the King said vnto the woman, Go to thine house, and I wil giue a charge for thee.
JPS
And the king said unto the woman: 'Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.'
LXXE
And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.Gr. in health.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה לְכִ֣י לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ וַאֲנִ֖י אֲצַוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיִךְ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα, ὑγιαίνουσα βάδιζε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου, κᾀγὼ ἐντελοῦμαι περὶ σοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 18:13He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
  • Isaiah 11:3–4And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the…
  • Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
  • 2 Samuel 16:4So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
  • 2 Samuel 12:5–6David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times…

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