2 Samuel 19:12
World English Bible (WEB)
You are my brothers. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’
In context
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?’
13 Say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually instead of Joab.’”
14 He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
2 Samuel 19:12 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- You are my brothers. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’
- KJV King James Version
- Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- my brethren ye [are], my bone and my flesh ye [are], and why are ye last to bring back the king?
- DBY Darby Translation
- Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why then are ye the last to bring back the king?