Then Nathan said to David, “You are that {rich} man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose [65] you to be the king of Israel. I saved you from Saul.
2 Samuel 14:13 - Easy To Read Version Then the woman said, “Why have you planned these things against the people of God? Yes, when you say these things, you show you are guilty. Why? Because you have not brought back the son that you forced to leave home. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [She] said, Why then have you planned such a thing against God's people? For in speaking this word the king is like one who is guilty, in that [he] does not bring home his banished one. American Standard Version (1901) And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one. Common English Bible The woman said, “Why have you planned the very same thing against God’s people? In giving this order, the king has become guilty because the king hasn’t restored his own banished son. Catholic Public Domain Version And the woman said: "Why have you thought such a thing against the people of God, and why has the king spoken this word, so that he sins and does not lead back the one whom he rejected? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the woman said: Why hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God, and why hath the king spoken this word, to sin, and not bring home again his own exile? |
Then Nathan said to David, “You are that {rich} man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose [65] you to be the king of Israel. I saved you from Saul.
The woman said, “My lord and king, please let me say something else to you.”
“You must say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: I chose you while you were out in the pasture following the sheep. I took you from that job and made you the leader of my people, the Israelites.
The leaders of all the family groups of Israel were there. They took their places in the public meeting of God’s people. There were 400,000 soldiers with swords in that place.