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2 Samuel 19:7

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5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

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BSB
Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!”
KJV
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
WEB
Now therefore arise, go out and speak to comfort your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you don’t go out, not a man will stay with you this night. That would be worse to you than all the evil that has happened to you from your youth until now.”
ASV
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry a man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.
DARBY
But now arise, go forth, and speak consolingly to thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night; and that would be worse to thee than all the evil that has befallen thee from thy youth until now.
BLB
And now arise, go out, and speak to the heart of your servants, for by YHWH I swear, if you do not go out, not a man will stay with you [this] night. And this [is] worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”
ÅB
Stå nå opp og gå ut og tal vennlig til dine menn! For jeg sverger ved Herren at går du ikke ut, så blir det ikke en mann hos deg natten over, og dette vil bli verre for deg enn alt det onde som er kommet over deg fra din ungdom av til nå.
OTB
Stå derfor opp, gå ut og tal vennlig til dine tjenere, for jeg sverger ved Herren, hvis du ikke går ut, vil ingen mann bli hos deg i natt. Og dette vil være verre for deg enn all den ulykke som har kommet over deg fra din ungdom til nå."
B1930
Stå nu op og gå ut og tal vennlig til dine menn! For jeg sverger ved Herren at går du ikke ut, så blir det ikke en mann hos dig natten over, og dette vil bli verre for dig enn alt det onde som er kommet over dig fra din ungdom av til nu.

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