2 Samuel 19:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁸ while the crossing was taking place, to bring over the king’s household and to do his pleasure. Shimei son of Gera fell down before the king as he was about to cross the Jordan

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And there went over a ferryboat to bring over the king's household and to do what he thought good. And Shimei son of Gera fell down before the king as David came to the Jordan,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ to do the work of ferrying over the king’s household and to do whatever pleased him. Gera’s son Shimei fell down before the king when he crossed the Jordan.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ they crossed the fords before the king, so that they might lead across the house of the king, and might act in accord with his order. Then, Shimei, the son of Gera, prostrating himself before the king after he had now gone across the Jordan,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ They passed the fords before the king, that they might help over the king's household, and do according to his commandment. And Semei the son of Gera falling down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan,

2 Samuel 19:18 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:17

with him were a thousand people from Benjamin. And Ziba, the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and his twenty servants, rushed down to the Jordan ahead of the king

2 Samuel 19:19

and said to the king, “May my lord not hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem; may the king not bear it in mind.

2 Samuel 19:30

Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take it all, since my lord the king has arrived home safely.”

2 Samuel 9:10

You and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat, but your master’s grandson Mephibosheth shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

2 Samuel 9:2

Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and he was summoned to David. The king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “At your service!”

1 Kings 2:8

There is also with you Shimei son of Gera, a Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a terrible curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their doom would last forever.

Revelation 3:9

I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not but are lying—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.

1 Samuel 22:15

Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? By no means! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to any member of my father’s house, for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little.”