2 Samuel 19:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”
2 Samuel 19:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 19:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 19:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore behold, I have come today as the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.””
2 Samuel 19:20 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 19:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. ”
2 Samuel 19:20 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 19:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for thy servant hath known that I have sinned; and lo, I have come to-day, first of all the house of Joseph, to go down to meet my lord the king.'”
2 Samuel 19:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 19:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For thy servant knows that I have sinned; and behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. ”
2 Samuel 19:20 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 19:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For thy seruant doeth knowe, that I haue done amisse: therefore beholde, I am the first this day of al the house of Ioseph, that am come to goe downe to meete my lord the King.”
2 Samuel 19:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 19:20 in Context — 2 Samuel 19
18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?
22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
What Does 2 Samuel 19:20 Mean?
2 Samuel 19:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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