1 Chronicles 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see this and rebuke it.””
1 Chronicles 12:17 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. ”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, `If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries--without violence in my hands--the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, theGod of our fathers see [it] and rebuke [it]. ”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it.”
1 Chronicles 12:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 12:17 in Context — 1 Chronicles 12
15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
What Does 1 Chronicles 12:17 Mean?
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