2 Samuel 19:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.”
2 Samuel 19:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 19:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 19:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.”
2 Samuel 19:26 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 19:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame. ”
2 Samuel 19:26 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 19:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for thy servant said, I saddle for me the ass, and ride on it, and go with the king, for thy servant <FI>is<Fi> lame;”
2 Samuel 19:26 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 19:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame. ”
2 Samuel 19:26 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 19:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he answered, My lorde the king, my seruant deceiued me: for thy seruant said, I would haue mine asse sadled to ride thereon, for to goe with the king, because thy seruant is lame.”
2 Samuel 19:26 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 19:26 in Context — 2 Samuel 19
24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
28 For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
What Does 2 Samuel 19:26 Mean?
2 Samuel 19:26 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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