2 Samuel 15:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.”
2 Samuel 15:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 15:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 15:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner and also an exile. Return to your own place.”
2 Samuel 15:19 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 15:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a foreigner, and also an exile; return to thine own place. ”
2 Samuel 15:19 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 15:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king saith unto Ittai the Gittite, `Why dost thou go--thou also--with us? turn back--and abide with the king, for thou <FI>art<Fi> a stranger, and also an exile thou--to thy place.”
2 Samuel 15:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 15:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king; for thou art a foreigner, and besides, thou hast emigrated to the place where thou [dwellest]. ”
2 Samuel 15:19 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 15:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then sayde the King to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore commest thou also with vs? Returne aud abide with the King, for thou art a stranger: depart thou therefore to thy place.”
2 Samuel 15:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 15:19 in Context — 2 Samuel 15
17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
What Does 2 Samuel 15:19 Mean?
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