2 Samuel 19:10
World English Bible (WEB)
Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?”
In context
8 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.
9 All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.
10 Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?”
11 King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the speech of all Israel has come to the king, to return him to his house?
12 You are my brothers. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’
2 Samuel 19:10 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?”
- KJV King James Version
- And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and Absalom whom we anointed over us [is] dead in battle, and now, why are ye silent — to bring back the king?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle; and now why are ye silent as to bringing the king back?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?