So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
1 Kings 2:40 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Shime-i arose and saddled an ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his slaves; Shime-i went and brought his slaves from Gath. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to King Achish to seek his servants, and brought them from Gath. American Standard Version (1901) And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. Common English Bible Shimei saddled his donkey and went to Achish in Gath to look for his servants. Shimei then brought his servants back from Gath. Catholic Public Domain Version And Shimei rose up, and he saddled his donkey. And went away to Achish in Gath, in order to seek his servants. And he led them away from Gath. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Semei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Achis to Geth to seek his servants: and he brought them out of Geth. |
So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shime-i's slaves ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shime-i, “Behold, your slaves are in Gath,”
And when Solomon was told that Shime-i had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned,
He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs.