2 Samuel 19:11 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹¹ King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: ‘Ask the elders of Judah, “Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Say to the elders of Judah, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king, to bring him to his house?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to bring him to his house.

Common English Bible

¹¹ When the things that all the Israelites were saying reached the king, David sent a message to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: “Say the following to the elders of Judah: ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Then truly, king David sent to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, saying: "Speak to those greater by birth of Judah, saying: 'Why have you arrived last to lead back the king into his house? (For the talk in all of Israel had reached the king in his house.)

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar, the priests, saying: Speak to the ancients of Juda, saying: Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? (For the talk of all Israel was come to the king in his house.)

2 Samuel 19:11 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:29

So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

2 Samuel 18:14

Joab said, ‘I’m not going to wait like this for you.’ So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.

2 Samuel 18:15

And ten of Joab’s armour-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.

2 Samuel 19:10

and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?’

2 Samuel 19:41

Soon all the men of Israel were coming to the king and saying to him, ‘Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, steal the king away and bring him and his household across the Jordan, together with all his men?’

1 Kings 2:35

The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

2 Corinthians 5:20

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: be reconciled to God.

2 Thessalonians 3:9

We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.