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2 Samuel 15:15
The king's servants replied to the king, "We will do whatever our lord the king decides."
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Christian Standard Bible®
The king’s servants said to the king, “Whatever my lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
The king’s servants said to the king, “Whatever my lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
Hebrew Names Version
The king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
The king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
King James Version
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
Lexham English Bible
Then the servants of the king said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king chooses, your servants are ready to act!"
Then the servants of the king said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king chooses, your servants are ready to act!"
English Standard Version
And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
New Century Version
The king's officers said to him, "We will do anything you say."
The king's officers said to him, "We will do anything you say."
Amplified Bible
The king's servants said to him, "Listen, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
The king's servants said to him, "Listen, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
New American Standard Bible
Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants will do whatever my lord the king chooses."
Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants will do whatever my lord the king chooses."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Kings seruants sayd vnto him, Behold, thy seruants are ready to do according to all that my lord the King shal appoynt.
And the Kings seruants sayd vnto him, Behold, thy seruants are ready to do according to all that my lord the King shal appoynt.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."
Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."
Contemporary English Version
The officials said, "Your Majesty, we'll do whatever you say."
The officials said, "Your Majesty, we'll do whatever you say."
Complete Jewish Bible
The king's servants said to the king, "Here, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
The king's servants said to the king, "Here, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
Darby Translation
And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [will do] whatever my lord the king shall choose.
And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [will do] whatever my lord the king shall choose.
Easy-to-Read Version
The king's officers told him, "We will do whatever you tell us."
The king's officers told him, "We will do whatever you tell us."
George Lamsa Translation
And the kings servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king wants to do.
And the kings servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king wants to do.
Good News Translation
"Yes, Your Majesty," they answered. "We are ready to do whatever you say."
"Yes, Your Majesty," they answered. "We are ready to do whatever you say."
Literal Translation
And the king's servants said to the king, According to all that my lord the king desires, behold, your servants will do .
And the king's servants said to the king, According to all that my lord the king desires, behold, your servants will do .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde the kynges seruauntes vnto him: Loke what my LORDE ye kinge choseth, beholde, here are thy seruauntes.
Then sayde the kynges seruauntes vnto him: Loke what my LORDE ye kinge choseth, beholde, here are thy seruauntes.
American Standard Version
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.
Bible in Basic English
And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.
And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the kinges seruauntes sayd vnto him: Beholde, thy seruauntes are redy to do whatsoeuer my lord the king shall appoynt.
And the kinges seruauntes sayd vnto him: Beholde, thy seruauntes are redy to do whatsoeuer my lord the king shall appoynt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king's servants said unto the king: 'Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.'
And the king's servants said unto the king: 'Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.'
King James Version (1611)
And the kings seruants said vnto the king, Behold, thy seruants are readie to doe whatsoeuer my lord the king shall appoint.
And the kings seruants said vnto the king, Behold, thy seruants are readie to doe whatsoeuer my lord the king shall appoint.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king’s servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants.
And the king’s servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants.
English Revised Version
And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.
And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.
Berean Standard Bible
The king's servants replied, "Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants."
The king's servants replied, "Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the seruauntis of the kyng seiden to hym, We thi seruauntis schulen performe gladli alle thingis, what euer thingis oure lord the kyng schal comaunde.
And the seruauntis of the kyng seiden to hym, We thi seruauntis schulen performe gladli alle thingis, what euer thingis oure lord the kyng schal comaunde.
Young's Literal Translation
And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth -- lo, thy servants [do].'
And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth -- lo, thy servants [do].'
Update Bible Version
And the king's slaves said to the king, Look, your slaves are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
And the king's slaves said to the king, Look, your slaves are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [are ready to do] whatever my lord the king shall appoint.
And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [are ready to do] whatever my lord the king shall appoint.
World English Bible
The king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
The king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
New King James Version
And the king's servants said to the king, "We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands."
And the king's servants said to the king, "We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands."
New Living Translation
"We are with you," his advisers replied. "Do what you think is best."
"We are with you," his advisers replied. "Do what you think is best."
New Life Bible
The king's servants said to him, "See, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."
The king's servants said to him, "See, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."
New Revised Standard
The king's officials said to the king, "Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king decides."
The king's officials said to the king, "Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king decides."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king's servants said unto the king, - According to all that my lord the king shall choose, here are thy servants.
And the king's servants said unto the king, - According to all that my lord the king shall choose, here are thy servants.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king’s servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute.
And the king’s servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute.
Revised Standard Version
And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."
THE MESSAGE
The king's servants said, "Whatever our master, the king, says, we'll do; we're with you all the way!"
The king's servants said, "Whatever our master, the king, says, we'll do; we're with you all the way!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."
Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."
Contextual Overview
13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, "The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!" 14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, "Come on! Let's escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city's residents with the sword." 15 The king's servants replied to the king, "We will do whatever our lord the king decides." 16 So the king and all the members of his royal court set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines to attend to the palace. 17 The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing at a spot some distance away. 18 All his servants were leaving with him, along with all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites—some six hundred men who had come on foot from Gath. They were leaving with the king. 19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why should you come with us? Go back and stay with the new king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your own country. 20 It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men with you. May genuine loyal love protect you!" 21 But Ittai replied to the king, "As surely as the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether dead or alive, there I will be as well!" 22 So David said to Ittai, "Come along then." So Ittai the Gittite went along, accompanied by all his men and all the dependents who were with him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Behold: Proverbs 18:24, Luke 22:28, Luke 22:29, John 6:66-69, John 15:14
appoint: Heb. choose
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:40 - Do what seemeth
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord , what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?"
But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord , what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 15:7
The Lord said to him, "I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."
The Lord said to him, "I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."
Genesis 15:9
The Lord said to him, "Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
The Lord said to him, "Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit."
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit."
Genesis 15:19
the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
Genesis 23:4
"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead."
"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead."
Genesis 23:19
After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 35:29
Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the king's servants said unto the king,.... In answer to him, and to show that they were quite conformable to his pleasure:
behold, thy servants [are ready to do] whatsoever my lord the king shalt appoint; or "choose" k, whether to prepare to fight, and defend him and the city, or to depart and make their escape.
k יבחר "elegerit", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
