27 And he hath (A)accused thy servant unto my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an [a]angel of God: do therefore thy pleasure.

28 For all my father’s house were [b]but dead men before my lord the king, yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table: what right therefore have I yet to cry anymore unto the king?

29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou anymore of thy matters? I have said, Thou, and Ziba, divide the [c]lands.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 19:27 Able for his wisdom to judge in all matters.
  2. 2 Samuel 19:28 Worthy to die for Saul’s cruelty toward thee.
  3. 2 Samuel 19:29 David did evil in taking his lands from him before he knew the cause, but much worse, that knowing the truth, he did not restore them.

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