II Samuel 20:19
“I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 20:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich bin von den Friedsamen, den Getreuen Israels; du suchst eine Stadt und Mutter in Israel zu töten. Warum willst du das Erbteil Jehovas verschlingen?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Yo soy de las pacíficas y fieles de Israel: y tú procuras destruir una ciudad que es madre de Israel: ¿por qué destruyes la heredad de Jehová?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eu sou das pacíficas e fiéis de Israel: e tu procuras destruir uma cidade que é mãe de Israel: por que destróis a herança do SENHOR?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nós somos uma das cidades mais pacíficas e fiéis em Israel. Tu estás tentando destruir uma cidade que é mãe em Israel. Por que tu queres devorar a herança de Yahweh?".
📖 II Samuel 20:19 in Context
17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?
20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
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