2 Samuel 19:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ Now get up and go speak to your officers. Encourage them! I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out and do that right now, you won’t have one man with you tonight. And that will be worse than all the trouble you have had since you were a child.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ So now arise, go out and speak kindly and encouragingly to your servants; for I swear by the Lord that if you do not go, not a man will remain with you this night. And this will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry a man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.

Common English Bible

⁷ Now get up! Go out and encourage your followers! I swear to the LORD that if you don’t go out there, not one man will stick with you tonight—and that will be more trouble for you than all the trouble that you’ve faced from your youth until now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Now then, rise up and go out, and speak so as to make amends to your servants. For I swear to you by the Lord that if you will not go forth, not even one person will be left with you this night. And this will be worse for you than all the evils that have come to you, from your youth even to the present."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ Now therefore arise, and go out, and speak to the satisfaction of thy servants: for I swear to thee by the Lord, that if thou wilt not go forth there will not tarry with thee so much as one this night. And that will be worse to thee, than all the evils that have befallen thee from thy youth until now.

2 Samuel 19:7 Cross References

Genesis 34:3

Then Shechem fell in love with Dinah and wanted to marry her.

2 Samuel 19:6

You love the people who hate you, and you hate the people who love you. Today you have made it clear that your officers and men mean nothing to you. I can see that you would be perfectly happy if Absalom had lived and all of us had been killed today!

Proverbs 14:28

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Proverbs 19:15

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Isaiah 40:1

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Hosea 2:14

“So, I (the Lord) will say romantic words to her. I will lead her into the desert and speak tender words.