Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own town, near the graves of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king and do for him whatever seems good to you.”
2 Samuel 19:38 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The king answered, “Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you, and all that you desire of me I will do for you.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him what seems good to you; and whatever you ask of me I will do for you. American Standard Version (1901) And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. Common English Bible The king said, “Okay. Chimham will cross over with me, and I will treat him as I think best. And I will do for you anything you desire from me.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so the king said to him: "Let Chimham cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever will be pleasing to you. And all that you ask of me, you shall obtain." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the king said to him: Let Chamaam go over with me, and I will do for him whatsoever shall please thee; and all that thou shalt ask of me, thou shalt obtain. |
Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own town, near the graves of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king and do for him whatever seems good to you.”
Then all the people crossed over the Jordan, and the king crossed over; the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.
Deal loyally, however, with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
And they set out and stopped at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt