8 And Chusai answered Absalom: Nay: for I will be his, whom the Lord hath chosen, and all this people, and all Israel, and with him will I abide.
2 Samuel 16:12 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision 7 And Absalom said to him: Is this thy kindness to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It may be that the Lord will look on the iniquity done me and will recompense me with good for his cursing this day. American Standard Version (1901) It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for his cursing of me this day. Common English Bible Perhaps the LORD will see my distress; perhaps the LORD will repay me with good for this cursing today.” Catholic Public Domain Version Perhaps the Lord may look with favor upon my affliction, and the Lord may repay me good, in place of the cursing of this day." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Perhaps the Lord may look upon my affliction, and the Lord may render me good for the cursing of this day. |
8 And Chusai answered Absalom: Nay: for I will be his, whom the Lord hath chosen, and all this people, and all Israel, and with him will I abide.
And when he heard of Theraca king of Ethiopia: Behold, he is come out to fight with thee: and was going against him, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying:
For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.
Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the ark, which thou hast sanctified.
As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool.
As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Behold the Lord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail: a destroying whirlwind, as the violence of many waters overflowing, and sent forth upon a spacious land.
2 Fear not, ye beasts of the fields: for the beautiful places of the wilderness are sprung, for the tree hath brought forth its fruit, the fig tree, and the vine have yielded their strength.
6 (As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)
But we are confident, and have a good will to be absent rather from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
0 If there be among you any man, that is defiled in a dream by night, he shall go forth out of the camp.
1 And shall not return, before he be washed with water in the evening: and after sunset he shall return into the camp.
Who opposeth, and is lifted up above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God.
9 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which they that heard excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them:
6 Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now.