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2 Samuel 19:15-17
New English Translation
2 Samuel 19:15-17
New English Translation
15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan River.[a]
Now the people of Judah[b] had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him[c] cross the Jordan. 16 Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 There were 1,000 men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant[d] of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed[e] the Jordan within sight of the king.
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- 2 Samuel 19:15 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 19:15 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah.”
- 2 Samuel 19:15 tn Heb “the king.” The pronoun (“him”) has been used in the translation to avoid redundancy.
- 2 Samuel 19:17 tn Heb “youth.”
- 2 Samuel 19:17 tn Heb “rushed into.”
2 Samuel 19:15-17
New International Version
2 Samuel 19:15-17
New International Version
15 Then the king returned and went as far as the Jordan.
Now the men of Judah had come to Gilgal(A) to go out and meet the king and bring him across the Jordan. 16 Shimei(B) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 With him were a thousand Benjamites, along with Ziba,(C) the steward of Saul’s household,(D) and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed to the Jordan, where the king was.
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