2 Samuel 16:19 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁹ “And besides, whom should I serve? Should it not be before his son? As I have served before your father, so I am before you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And again, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so will I serve you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ What’s more, whom should I serve if not David’s son? I served your father, and so I will serve you in the same way.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ But then too, I declare this: whom should I serve? Is it not the son of the king? Just as I have been subject to your father, so will I be subject to you also."

2 Samuel 16:19 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:34

but if you return to the city, and say to Aḇ

2 Samuel 16:18

And Ḥ

2 Samuel 16:20

And Aḇ

Psalm 55:21

His mouth was smoother than curds, Yet in his heart is fighting; His words were softer than oil, But they are drawn swords.

Galatians 2:13

And the rest of the Yehuḏ

1 Samuel 28:2

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 29:8

And Dawiḏ