“The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
1 Kings 20:4 - Tree of Life Version The king of Israel replied, “As you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all I have.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to what you say, I am yours, and all that I have. American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have. Common English Bible Israel’s king answered, “Whatever you say, my master, great king. I am yours and so is everything I have.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king of Israel responded, "In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Israel answered: According to thy word, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all that I have. |
“The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
and said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and gold are mine! Your best wives and children are also mine.”
Then the messengers came back and said, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: Indeed I sent word to you, ordering you to give me your silver, your gold, your wives and your children.
So the steward of the palace, the governor of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent word to Jehu saying, “We are your servants, and will do whatever you tell us to. We won’t make any man king. Do whatever is good in your eyes.”
“As for those who remain, I will bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that the sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from the sword and fall, even when no one is pursuing.
you will serve your enemies, whom Adonai will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and lacking everything; and He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
Then the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will surrender to you and you can do to us whatever seems good to you.”