The Counsel of Ahithophel and Hushai
2 Samuel 16:19
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Furthermore, whom should I serve if not the son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”
- KJV
- And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
- WEB
- Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”
- ASV
- And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
- LSV
- and secondly, for whom do I labor? Is it not before his son? As I served before your father, so I am before you.”
- YLT
- and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'
- DBY
- And again, whom should I serve? should it not be in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
- DRC
- Besides this, whom shall I serve? is it not the king’s son? as I have served thy father, so will I serve thee also.
- GNV
- And moreouer vnto whome shall I doe seruice? not to his sonne? as I serued before thy father, so will I before thee.
- JPS
- And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.'
- LXXE
- And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I be in thy presence.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Ben Chaim’s Second Rabbinic Bible reads לִפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פ; Leningrad Codex and Aleppo Codex and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia reads לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פ (“to before you”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית לְמִי֙ אֲנִ֣י אֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד הֲל֖וֹא לִפְנֵ֣י בְנ֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָבַ֨דְתִּי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ כֵּ֖ן אֶהְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ τὸ δεύτερον, τίνι ἐγὼ δουλεύσω; οὐχὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ; καθάπερ ἐδούλευσα ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός σου, οὕτως ἔσομαι ἐνώπιόν σου.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- 2 Samuel 15:34But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
- 1 Samuel 28:2David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
- 1 Samuel 29:8“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
- Galatians 2:13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
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