2 Kings 10:5 - The Scriptures 1998

And he who was over the house, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and the guardians, sent to Yĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he who was over the household, he who was over the city, the elders also, and the guardians and tutors sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants and will do all that you bid us; [but] we will not make any man king; do what is good in your eyes.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

Common English Bible

So the palace administrator, the mayor, the elders, and the guardians sent a letter back to Jehu that read, “We are your servants. We will do whatever you tell us. We won’t make anyone king. Do whatever seems right to you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, those who were in charge of the house, and the prefects of the city, and those greater by birth, and those who raised the sons, sent to Jehu, saying: "We are your servants. Whatever you will order, we will do. But we will not appoint a king for ourselves. Do whatever pleases you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Therefore the overseers of the house, and the rulers of the city, and the ancients, and the tutors sent to Jehu, saying: We are thy servants: whatsoever thou shalt command us we will do; neither will we make us a king. Do thou all that pleaseth thee.

2 Kings 10:5 Cross References

1 Kings 20:32

So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes around their heads, and came to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

1 Kings 20:4

And the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 10:6

And he wrote a second letter to them, saying, If you are for me, and if you obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Yizreʽ

2 Kings 18:14

And Ḥ

Jeremiah 27:17

‘Do not listen to them. Serve the sovereign of Baḇ

Numbers 11:12

“Was it I who conceived all these people? Was it I who brought them forth, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as the foster father carries a nursing child,’ to the land which You swore to their fathers?

John 12:26

“If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also shall be. If anyone serves Me, the Father shall value him.

Joshua 9:11

“So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land spoke to us, saying, ‘Take food with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants, and now, make a covenant with us.” ’

Joshua 9:8

And they said to Yehoshua, “We are your servants.” And Yehoshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”