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Good News Translation

2 Samuel 15:35

The priests Zadok and Abiathar will be there; tell them everything you hear in the king's palace.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abiathar;   David;   Diplomacy;   Falsehood;   Friendship;   Hushai;   Prudence;   Zadok;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Hushai;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Absalom;   Zadok;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Friend, Friendship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ahithophel;   Zadok;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Zadok ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abiathar;   Absalom;   David;   Jerusalem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahim'a-Az;   Za'dok;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hushai;   Samuel, Books of;   Zadok;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ahimaaz;   Ahithophel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abiathar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Report everything you hear from the palace to the priests Zadok and Abiathar.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't you have Tzadok and Avyatar the Kohanim there with you? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Tzadok and Avyatar the Kohanim.
King James Version
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Lexham English Bible
Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be with you there? It shall be that all the words you hear from the house of the king you shall tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
English Standard Version
Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
New Century Version
The priests Zadok and Abiathar will be with you. Tell them everything you hear in the royal palace.
New English Translation
Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. Everything you hear in the king's palace you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Amplified Bible
"Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So it shall be that every word you hear from the king's palace, you shall report it to them.
New American Standard Bible
"Are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? So it shall be that whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the Priests? therefore what so euer thou shalt heare out of the Kings house, thou shalt shew to Zadok and Abiathar the Priests.
Legacy Standard Bible
Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So it shall be that whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall inform Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Contemporary English Version
Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you, and you can tell them everything you hear in the palace.
Complete Jewish Bible
You have Tzadok and Evyatar the cohanim there with you. So whatever you hear from the king's house, you tell to Tzadok and Evyatar the cohanim.
Darby Translation
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and it shall be, [that] whatsoever thing thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Easy-to-Read Version
The priests Zadok and Abiathar will be with you. You must tell them everything you hear in the king's palace.
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, there are with you in the city Zadok and Abiathar the priests. Therefore it shall be that every word you hear from the kings house, you shall tell to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Literal Translation
And do you not have there with you Zadok and Abiathar, the priests? And it shall be, you shall declare everything that you hear from the house of the king; you shall report to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So is Sadoc and Abiathar ye prestes with the, and all that thou hearest out of the kynges house, tell it vnto Sadoc and Abiathar the prestes.
American Standard Version
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Bible in Basic English
And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And hast thou not there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priestes? therfore whatsoeuer thou shalt here out of the kings house, thou shalt shewe to Sadoc and Abiathar the priestes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
King James Version (1611)
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok, and Abiathar the Priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soeuer thou shalt heare out of the kings house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the Priests.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And, behold, there are there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt hear of the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
English Revised Version
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Berean Standard Bible
Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king's palace.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe thou hast with thee Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis; and `thou schalt schewe ech word, what euer word thou schalt here in the hows of the kyng, to Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis.
Young's Literal Translation
and are there not with thee there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and it hath been, the whole of the matter that thou hearest from the house of the king thou dost declare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.
Update Bible Version
And don't you have there with you Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Webster's Bible Translation
And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, [that] whatever thing thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell [it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
World English Bible
Don't you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
New King James Version
And do you not have Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? Therefore it will be that whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall tell to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
New Living Translation
Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there. Tell them about the plans being made in the king's palace,
New Life Bible
Will not Zadok and Abiathar the religious leaders be there with you? Tell Zadok and Abiathar whatever you hear from the king's house.
New Revised Standard
The priests Zadok and Abiathar will be with you there. So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to the priests Zadok and Abiathar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And hast thou not, with thee, there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so then it shall be, that, what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the house of the king, thou shalt tell to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou hast with thee Sadoc, and soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
Revised Standard Version
Are not Zadok and Abi'athar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to Zadok and Abi'athar the priests.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So it shall be that whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

Contextual Overview

31 When David was told that Ahithophel had joined Absalom's rebellion, he prayed, "Please, Lord , turn Ahithophel's advice into nonsense!" 32 When David reached the top of the hill, where there was a place of worship, his trusted friend Hushai the Archite met him with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. 33 David said to him, "You will be of no help to me if you come with me, 34 but you can help me by returning to the city and telling Absalom that you will now serve him as faithfully as you served his father. And do all you can to oppose any advice that Ahithophel gives. 35 The priests Zadok and Abiathar will be there; tell them everything you hear in the king's palace. 36 They have their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan with them, and you can send them to me with all the information you gather." 37 So Hushai, David's friend, returned to the city just as Absalom was arriving.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou shalt tell: 2 Samuel 17:15, 2 Samuel 17:16

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok 2 Samuel 19:11 - sent 1 Kings 1:7 - Abiathar 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 15:11 - Zadok Mark 2:26 - Abiathar

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?.... To assist in forming schemes directly opposite to Ahithophel's, or to whom he could communicate the secrets of Absalom's court:

therefore it shall be [that] what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house; Absalom's, who had now, at possession of the house and palace of David:

thou shalt tell [it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests; to whom he might have recourse without suspicion, pretending he had business with them as priests, on religious accounts, to offer sacrifices for him, &c.


 
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