2 Samuel 15:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 15:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 15:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 15:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Whereas you came but yesterday, should I today make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be with you.””
2 Samuel 15:20 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 15:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 15:20 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 15:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Yesterday <FI>is<Fi> thy coming in, and to-day I move thee to go with us, and I am going on that which I am going! --turn back, and take back thy brethren with thee, --kindness and truth.'”
2 Samuel 15:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 15:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou didst come yesterday, and should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I can? Return and take back thy brethren. Mercy and truth be with thee! ”
2 Samuel 15:20 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 15:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou camest yesterday, and should I cause thee to wander to day and go with vs? I will goe whither I can: therefore returne thou and cary againe thy brethren: mercy and trueth be with thee.”
2 Samuel 15:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 15:20 in Context — 2 Samuel 15
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.
22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
What Does 2 Samuel 15:20 Mean?
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