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2 Samuel 15:15
And the king’s servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute.
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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."
New English Translation
The king's servants replied to the king, "We will do whatever our lord the king decides."
The king's servants replied to the king, "We will do whatever our lord the king decides."
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 kings servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants.
And the kings 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.
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 And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom. 14 And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king’s servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute. 16 And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house: 17 And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house: 18 And all his servants walked by him, and the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi, and all the Gethites, valiant warriors, six hundred men who had followed him from Geth on foot, went before the king. 19 And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us: return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place. 20 Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity. 21 And Ethai answered the king, saying: As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth: in what place soever thou shalt be, my lord, O king, either in death, or in life, there will thy servant be. 22 And David said to Ethai: Come, and pass over. And Ethai the Gethite passed, and all the men that were with him, and the rest of the people.
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
Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.
Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer.
And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer.
Genesis 15:7
And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it.
And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it.
Genesis 15:9
And the Lord answered, and said: Take me a cow of three years old, and a she goat of three years. and a ram of three years, a turtle also, and a pigeon.
And the Lord answered, and said: Take me a cow of three years old, and a she goat of three years. and a ram of three years, a turtle also, and a pigeon.
Genesis 15:13
And it was said unto him: Know thou beforehand that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land not their own, and they shall bring them under bondage, and afflict them four hundred years.
And it was said unto him: Know thou beforehand that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land not their own, and they shall bring them under bondage, and afflict them four hundred years.
Genesis 15:16
But in the fourth generation they shall return hither: for as yet the iniquities of the Amorrhites are not at the full until this present time.
But in the fourth generation they shall return hither: for as yet the iniquities of the Amorrhites are not at the full until this present time.
Genesis 15:19
The Cineans, and Cenezites, the Cedmonites,
The Cineans, and Cenezites, the Cedmonites,
Genesis 23:4
I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead.
I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead.
Genesis 23:19
And so Abraham buried Sara, his wife, in the double cave of the field, that looked towards Mambre, this is Hebron in the land of Chanaan.
And so Abraham buried Sara, his wife, in the double cave of the field, that looked towards Mambre, this is Hebron in the land of Chanaan.
Genesis 35:29
And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and 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.