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2 Samuel 19:14-16
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 19:14-16
International Standard Version
14 By doing things like this,[a] he persuaded all the men of Judah to unite in support of him.[b] They sent the king this message: “Come on back, you and all of your army!” 15 So the king returned to Israel as far as the Jordan River.[c]
Shimei is Shown Mercy
The men of Judah went out as far as Gilgal to greet the king and escort him across the Jordan River 16 while Gera’s son Shimei,[d] a descendant of Benjamin from Bahurim, accompanied them to meet King David.
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- 2 Samuel 19:14 The Heb. lacks By doing things like this
- 2 Samuel 19:14 The Heb. lacks in support of him
- 2 Samuel 19:15 The Heb. lacks River; and so throughout the chapter
- 2 Samuel 19:16 Cf. 2Sam 16:5-12
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