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Myles Coverdale Bible

2 Samuel 19:27

and he hath accused thy seruaunt before my lorde ye kynge. But my lorde ye kynge is an angell of God, and thou mayest do what pleaseth the.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (Holy Trinity);   Angel (a Spirit);   David;   Mephibosheth;   Rashness;   Servant;   Slander;   Ziba;   Thompson Chain Reference - Mephibosheth;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mephibosheth;   Ziba;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prophet;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mephibosheth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Ziba;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel, Books of;   Slander, Talebearing;   Ziba;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Joram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mephibosheth ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Mephibosheth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Mephibosheth;   Samuel, Books of;   Tale;   Ziba;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do whatever you think best.
Hebrew Names Version
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in your eyes.
King James Version
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
Lexham English Bible
But he slandered against your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like the angel of God; do as you see fit.."
English Standard Version
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.
New Century Version
But he lied about me to you. You, my master and king, are like an angel from God. Do what you think is good.
New English Translation
But my servant has slandered me to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you.
Amplified Bible
"Further, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is like the angel of God; so do what is good in your eyes.
New American Standard Bible
"Furthermore, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he hath accused thy seruant vnto my lorde the king: but my lorde the king is as an Angel of God: doe therefore thy pleasure.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.
Contemporary English Version
then he lied about me. You're as wise as an angel of God, so do what you think is right.
Complete Jewish Bible
He answered, "My lord king, my servant deceived me. I your servant had said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself to ride on and go with the king,' since your servant is lame.
Darby Translation
And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in thy sight.
Easy-to-Read Version
But my servant tricked me and said bad things about me. My lord and king, you are like an angel from God. Do whatever you think is right.
George Lamsa Translation
And my servant has lied about me, O my lord the king; but you, my lord the king, you are as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in your eyes.
Good News Translation
He lied about me to Your Majesty, but you are like God's angel, so do what seems right to you.
Literal Translation
And he spoke slander against your servant to my lord the king. And my lord the king is as a messenger of God; yet you do that which is good in your eyes.
American Standard Version
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
Bible in Basic English
He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he hath accused thy seruaunt vnto my lorde the king, and my lorde the king is as an angell of God: do therfore what seemeth good in thine eyes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he answered: 'My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said: I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame.
King James Version (1611)
And hee hath slandered thy seruant vnto my lord the king, but my lord the King is as an Angel of God: doe therefore what is good in thine eyes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
English Revised Version
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
Berean Standard Bible
and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the Angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
More ouer and he accuside me, thi seruaunt, to thee, my lord the kyng; forsothe thou, my lord `the kyng, art as the aungel of God; do thou that, that is plesaunt to thee.
Young's Literal Translation
and he uttereth slander against thy servant unto my lord the king, and my lord the king [is] as a messenger of God; and do thou that which is good in thine eyes,
Update Bible Version
And he has slandered your slave to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in your eyes.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he hath slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God: do therefore [what is] good in thy eyes.
World English Bible
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in your eyes.
New King James Version
And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like the angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes.
New Living Translation
Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best.
New Life Bible
And he has spoken against me to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God. So do what you think is best.
New Revised Standard
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he hath slandered thy servant, unto my lord the king, - but, my lord the king, is as a messenger of God, do therefore what is good in thine own eyes.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover he hath also accused me thy servant to thee, my lord the king: but thou my lord the king art as an angel of God, do what pleaseth thee.
Revised Standard Version
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.

Contextual Overview

24 Mephiboseth the sonne of Saul came downe also to mete the kynge. And he had not made cleane his fete ner combde his beerde, nether had he waßshed his clothes from the daye that the kynge was gone awaye, vntyll the daye that he came agayne in peace. 25 Now wha he came to Ierusalem for to mete the kynge, the kynge sayde vnto him: Mephiboseth, wherfore wentest thou not with me? 26 And he sayde: My lorde O kynge, my seruaut hath dealte vnrighteously with me: for thy seruaunt thoughte: I wyl saddell an asse and ryde theron, and go vnto the kynge: for thy seruaunt is lame, 27 and he hath accused thy seruaunt before my lorde ye kynge. But my lorde ye kynge is an angell of God, and thou mayest do what pleaseth the. 28 For all my fathers house was nothinge, but people of death before my lorde ye kynge. And yet hast thou set thy seruaunt amonge them that eate at yi table. What other righteousnes haue I, that I shulde crye eny more vnto the kynge? 29 The kynge sayde vnto him: What speakest thou yet more of thy matter? I haue sayde: Thou and Siba parte the londe betwene you. 30 Mephiboseth sayde vnto the kynge: Let him take it all, in as moch as my lorde ye kynge is come home in peace.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

slandered: 2 Samuel 16:3, Exodus 20:16, Psalms 15:3, Psalms 101:5, Jeremiah 9:4

as an angel: 2 Samuel 14:17, 2 Samuel 14:20, 1 Samuel 29:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:1 - shalt not 2 Samuel 9:2 - was Ziba 2 Samuel 19:17 - Ziba Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not Galatians 4:14 - an angel Ephesians 4:31 - evil speaking

Cross-References

Genesis 19:22
Haist the, and saue thy self there: for I can do nothinge tyll thou be come thither. Therfore is the cite called Zoar.
Genesis 19:33
So they gaue their father wyne to drynke that same night. And the elder doughter wente in, and laye with hir father: and he perceaued it not, nether when she laye downe, ner when she rose vp.
Psalms 5:3
Heare my voyce by tymes (o LORDE) for early in the morninge wil I gett me vnto the, yee & yt wt diligece.
Habakkuk 2:1
I stode vpon my watch, and set me vpon my bulworke, to loke & se what he wolde saye vnto me, and what answere I shulde geue him yt reproueth me.
Hebrews 2:1
Wherfore we ought to geue the more hede vnto the thinges which we haue herde, lest we perisshe.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king,.... By suggesting that he stayed at Jerusalem with a view to the kingdom, hoping that the quarrel between David and Absalom would issue in the restoration of it to his father's family; which was a mere calumny, he having had no such thought, nor was there any foundation for it:

but my lord the king [is] an angel of God; for understanding and wisdom, to discern the falsehood of such suggestions:

do therefore [what is] good in thine eyes; condemn him or acquit him; reject him or receive him into favour; he entirely submitted himself to him, to do with him as seemed good in his sight.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 19:27. The king is as an angel of God — As if he had said, I state my case plainly and without guile; thou art too wise not to penetrate the motives from which both myself and servant have acted. I shall make no appeal; with whatsoever thou determinest I shall rest contented.


 
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