American King James Version
"And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak you not a word of bringing the king back? ¶ "
— 2 Samuel 19:10, American King James Version
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back? ”
“Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don't you speak a word of bringing the king back?"”
“But Absalom, whom we anointed as our king, has died in battle. So now why do you hesitate to bring the king back?””
“But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in the battle: how long are you silent, and bring not back the king?”
“And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.”
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants: for I swear by the LORD, if you go not forth, there will not tarry one with you this night: and that will be worse to you than all the evil that befell you from your youth until now.
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king does sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent. ¶
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.
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak you not a word of bringing the king back? ¶
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
You are my brothers, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?
And say you to Amasa, Are you not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.