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2 Samuel 15:27

AbiatharAhimaazJonathanZadok

25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.

26 But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”

The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

28 See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

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BSB
The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
KJV
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
WEB
The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
ASV
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou [not] a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
DARBY
And the king said to Zadok the priest, Thou art the seer: return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
BLB
And the king said to Zadok the priest, “Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your⁺ two sons with you⁺.
ÅB
Og kongen sa til presten Sadok: Forstår du meg? Vend tilbake til byen i fred, og din sønn Akima'as og Abjatars sønn Jonatan - begge deres sønner - skal være med dere!
OTB
Kongen sa også til presten Sadok, "Er du ikke en seer? Gå tilbake til byen trygt, og dine to sønner med deg, Ahimaas din sønn og Jonatan sønn av Abjatar.
B1930
Og kongen sa til presten Sadok: Forstår du mig? Vend tilbake til byen i fred, og din sønn Akima'as og Abjatars sønn Jonatan - begge eders sønner - skal være med eder!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 17:17

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

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  • 1 Samuel 9:9

    (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)

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  • 2 Samuel 15:36

    Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

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  • 2 Samuel 24:11

    When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

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  • 2 Samuel 15:34

    But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’

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  • 1 Chronicles 25:5

    All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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