but if you return to the city and tell Absalom, “I will be your servant, Your Majesty! Previously, I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant,” then you can counteract Ahithophel’s counsel for me.
2 Samuel 16:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Furthermore, whom will I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, I will also serve in yours.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And again, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so will I serve you. American Standard Version (1901) And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence. Common English Bible What’s more, whom should I serve if not David’s son? I served your father, and so I will serve you in the same way.” Catholic Public Domain Version But then too, I declare this: whom should I serve? Is it not the son of the king? Just as I have been subject to your father, so will I be subject to you also." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Besides this, whom shall I serve? Is it not the king's son? As I have served thy father, so will I serve thee also. |
but if you return to the city and tell Absalom, “I will be your servant, Your Majesty! Previously, I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant,” then you can counteract Ahithophel’s counsel for me.
‘Not at all,’ Hushai answered Absalom. ‘I am on the side of the one that the Lord, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen. I will stay with him.
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, ‘Give me your advice. What should we do? ’
Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
David replied to Achish, ‘Good, you will find out what your servant can do.’ So Achish said to David, ‘Very well, I will appoint you as my permanent bodyguard.’
‘But what have I done? ’ David replied to Achish. ‘From the first day I entered your service until today, what have you found against your servant to keep me from going to fight against the enemies of my lord the king? ’