Mephibosheth Excused
2 Samuel 19:30
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”
- KJV
- And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
- WEB
- Mephibosheth said to the king, “Yes, let him take all, because my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.”
- ASV
- And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.
- LSV
- And Mephibosheth says to the king, “Indeed, let him take the whole, after that my lord the king has come in peace to his house.”
- YLT
- And Mephibosheth saith unto the king, 'Yea, the whole let him take, after that my lord the king hath come in peace unto his house.'
- DBY
- And Mephibosheth said to the king, Let him even take all, since my lord the king is come again in peace to his own house.
- DRC
- And Miphiboseth answered the king: Yea, let him take all, for as much as my lord the king is returned peaceably into his house.
- GNV
- And Mephibosheth saide vnto the king, Yea, let him take all, seeing my lorde the king is come home in peace.
- JPS19:31
- And Mephibosheth said unto the king: 'Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.'
- LXXE19:31
- And Memphibosthe said to the king, Yea, let him take all, since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.
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Original-language editions
- WLC19:31
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גַּ֥ם אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל יִקָּ֑ח אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶך בְּשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃KJV:2Sam.19.30BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
- LXX-Br19:31
- Καὶ εἶπε Μεμφιβοσθὲ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, καί γε τὰ πάντα λαβέτω, μετὰ τὸ παραγενέσθαι τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα ἐν εἰρήνῃ εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.
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👤 Mephibosheth◆ Reign of David
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Cross-references most cited first
- Philippians 1:20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- 2 Samuel 1:26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
- Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 19:31 in some Bibles
- 19:30 in most Bibles