And the saying pleased Absalom very much, and all the elders of Israel.
2 Samuel 17:3 - Modern King James Version And I will bring back all the people to you, when all return, except the man whom you are seeking. All the people shall be in peace. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will bring back all the people to you. [The removal of] the man whom you seek is the assurance that all will return; and all the people will be at peace. American Standard Version (1901) and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. Common English Bible and I will bring all the people back to you like a bride comes back to her husband. It’s only one man’s life you are seeking; everyone else can be at peace.” Catholic Public Domain Version And I will lead back the entire people, returning in the manner of one man. For you are seeking only one man. And all the people shall be in peace." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will bring back all the people, as if they were but one man; for thou seekest but one man. And all the people shall be in peace. |
And the saying pleased Absalom very much, and all the elders of Israel.
And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and so that you may reign over all that your heart desires. And David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
They have also healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.
For when they shall say, Peace and safety! Then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman with child. And they shall not escape.