II Kings 10:5
“And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 10:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der über das Haus und der über die Stadt war und die Ältesten und die Erzieher sandten hin zu Jehu und ließen ihm sagen: Wir sind deine Knechte, und alles, was du zu uns sagen wirst, wollen wir tun; wir wollen niemand zum König machen; tue, was gut ist in deinen Augen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y el mayordomo, y el presidente de la ciudad, y los ancianos, y los ayos, enviaron á decir á Jehú: Siervos tuyos somos, y haremos todo lo que nos mandares: no elegiremos por rey á ninguno; tú harás lo que bien te pareciere.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o mordomo, e o governador da cidade, e os anciãos, e os tutores, enviaram a dizer a Jeú: Servos teus somos, e faremos tudo o que nos mandares: não elegeremos por rei a ninguém; tu farás o que bem te parecer.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Em seguida, o homem responsável pelo palácio, o homem que governava a cidade, os anciãos e os tutores dos filhos enviaram uma resposta de volta a Jeú: "Somos teus servos. Faremos tudo o que pedires. Não faremos nenhum homem rei. Faz o que é bom aos teus olhos".
📖 II Kings 10:5 in Context
3Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
5And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
6Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
7And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
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