2 Samuel 19:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the king arose, and sat in the 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.”
2 Samuel 19:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 19:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 19:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the king arose and sat in the gate. The people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
2 Samuel 19:8 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 19:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. ”
2 Samuel 19:8 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 19:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king riseth, and sitteth in the gate, and to all the people they have declared, saying, `Lo, the king is sitting in the gate;' and all the people come in before the king, and Israel hath fled, each to his tents.”
2 Samuel 19:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 19:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. ”
2 Samuel 19:8 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 19:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the King arose, and sate in the gate: and they tolde vnto all the people, saying, Beholde, the King doeth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the King: for Israel had fled euery man to his tent.”
2 Samuel 19:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 19:8 in Context — 2 Samuel 19
6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
8 Then the king arose, and sat in the 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 And all the people were at 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.
10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
What Does 2 Samuel 19:8 Mean?
2 Samuel 19:8 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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