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2 Samuel 19:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 19:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Now therefore up, come out, and speak [a]comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, except thou come out, there will not tarry one man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee, than all the evil that fell on thee from thy youth hitherto.
8 Then the king arose, and sat in the [b]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 ¶ Then all the people were at [c]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.
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- 2 Samuel 19:7 Hebrew, to the heart of thy servant.
- 2 Samuel 19:8 Where the most resort of the people haunted.
- 2 Samuel 19:9 Everyone blamed another and strove who should first bring him home.
2 Samuel 19:7-9
New International Version
2 Samuel 19:7-9
New International Version
7 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come on you from your youth till now.”(A)
8 So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, “The king is sitting in the gateway,(B)” they all came before him.
Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes.
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9 Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines.(C) But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom;(D)
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