24 And (A)Abiathar came up, and behold, (B)Zadok came also with all the Levites, (C)bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God until the people had all passed out of the city. 25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will (D)bring me back and let me see both it and his (E)dwelling place. 26 But if he says, ‘I have no (F)pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, (G)let him do to me what seems good to him.” 27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a (H)seer? Go back[a] to the city in peace, with (I)your two sons, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, I will wait at (J)the fords of (K)the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29 So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there.

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  1. 2 Samuel 15:27 Septuagint The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Look, go back

24 Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set the ark of God down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices[a] until the people had finished marching past.(A) 25 Then the king instructed Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city.(B) If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, He will bring me back and allow me to see both it and its dwelling place.(C) 26 However, if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am—He can do with me whatever pleases Him.”[b](D)

27 The king also said to Zadok the priest,(E) “Look,[c] return to the city in peace and your two sons with you: your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. 28 Remember, I’ll wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:24 Or Abiathar went up
  2. 2 Samuel 15:26 Lit me what is good in His eyes
  3. 2 Samuel 15:27 LXX; MT reads Are you a seer?