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2 Samuel 14:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 14:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the Angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you.”
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2 Samuel 14:17
New International Version
2 Samuel 14:17
New International Version
17 “And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king secure my inheritance, for my lord the king is like an angel(A) of God in discerning(B) good and evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’”
2 Samuel 14:17
King James Version
2 Samuel 14:17
King James Version
17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.
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2 Samuel 14:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 14:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly,[a] but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the Angel of God, knowing everything on earth.”
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- 2 Samuel 14:20 Lit to go around the face of the matter
2 Samuel 14:20
New International Version
2 Samuel 14:20
New International Version
20 Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord has wisdom(A) like that of an angel of God—he knows everything that happens in the land.(B)”
2 Samuel 14:20
King James Version
2 Samuel 14:20
King James Version
20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
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1 Kings 3:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 3:28
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28 All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom(A) was in him to carry out justice.
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1 Kings 3:28
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom(A) from God to administer justice.
1 Kings 3:28
King James Version
1 Kings 3:28
King James Version
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
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