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2 Samuel 19:22

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20 For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

21 But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”

23 So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.

24 Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

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BSB
And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
KJV
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
WEB
David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For don’t I know that I am king over Israel today?”
ASV
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
DARBY
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Should there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
BLB
And David said, “And what have I to do with you⁺, sons of Zeruiah, that you⁺ should be unto me for an adversary today? Shall today any man be put to death in Israel? For do I not know that this day I [am] king over Israel?”
ÅB
Da sa David: Hva har jeg med dere å gjøre, dere Serujas sønner, at dere idag skulle bli mine motstandere? Skulle noen mann i Israel late livet idag? Jeg vet jo at jeg idag er blitt konge over Israel.
OTB
Men David sa: "Hva har jeg med dere å gjøre, Serujas sønner, at dere i dag skulle bli en motstander for meg? Skulle noen mann i Israel bli satt til døden i dag? For vet jeg ikke at jeg er konge over Israel i dag?"
B1930
Da sa David: Hvad har jeg med eder å gjøre, I Serujas sønner, at I idag skulde bli mine motstandere? Skulde nogen mann i Israel late livet idag? Jeg vet jo at jeg idag er blitt konge over Israel.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 11:13

    But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

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  • 2 Samuel 16:10

    But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”

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  • 2 Samuel 3:39

    And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

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  • Matthew 8:29

    “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

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  • Luke 9:54–56

    When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

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  • 1 Samuel 26:8

    Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

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  • Isaiah 16:5

    in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.

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