2 SAM 19:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So the king got up and went and sat at the city gate , and the news quickly got around and all the people came to support the king.
¶ But Abshalom’s warriors had all returned to their homes

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν ἀναστὰς ἔξελθε καὶ λάλησον εἰς τὴν καρδίαν τῶν δούλων σου, ὅτι ἐν Κυρίῳ ὤμοσα, ὅτι εἰ μὴ ἐκπορεύσῃ σήμερον, εἰ αὐλισθήσεται ἀνὴρ μετὰ σοῦ τὴν νύκτα ταύτην· καὶ ἐπίγνωθι σεαυτῷ, καὶ κακόν σοι τοῦτο ὑπὲρ πᾶν τὸ κακὸν τὸ ἐπελθόν σοι ἐκ νεότητός σου ἕως τοῦ νῦν.
(Kai nun anastas exelthe kai lalaʸson eis taʸn kardian tōn doulōn sou, hoti en Kuriōi ōmosa, hoti ei maʸ ekporeusaʸ saʸmeron, ei aulisthaʸsetai anaʸr meta sou taʸn nukta tautaʸn; kai epignōthi seautōi, kai kakon soi touto huper pan to kakon to epelthon soi ek neotaʸtos sou heōs tou nun.)

BrTr And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to thy servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless thou wilt go forth to-day, there shall not a man remain with thee this night: and know for thyself, this thing will indeed be evil to thee beyond all the evil that has come upon thee from thy youth until now.

ULT So the king arose and sat in the gate.
¶ And they declared to all of the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all of the people came to the face of the king. But Israel had fled, a man to his tent.

UST So the king went and sat at the city gate. People told the soldiers, “Look, the king is sitting at the gate!” So the soldiers came and gathered around him, and he thanked them. Meanwhile, all the remaining Israelite soldiers who had been supporting Absalom had run away back to their own homes.

BSB So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king.
§ Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available

WEBBE Then the king arose and sat in the gate. The people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him.
¶ But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.

LSV And the king rises, and sits in the gate, and they have declared to all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate”; and all the people come in before the king, and Israel has fled, each to his tents.

FBV So the king got up and went to sit at the town gate.[fn] Everybody was told: “Look, the king is sitting at the town gate.” They all came to see the king.
¶ In the meantime the Israelites had run away and gone to their homes.

19:8 In other words, David made himself accessible to them, rather than stay cooped up in his room.

T4T So the king got up and went and sat near the city gate. And all the people were told, “Hey, the king is sitting at the gate!” So they all came and gathered around him.
¶ Meanwhile, all the Israeli troops who had been with Absalom had returned to their homes.

LEB So the king got up and he sat in the gate, and they told all the army, “Look, the king is sitting in the gate.” Then all the army came before the king; whereas all of Israel had fled, each to his tent.

BBE Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

JPS (19-9) Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying: 'Behold, the king doth sit in the gate'; and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

ASV Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king.
¶ Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

DRA Then the king arose and sat in the gate: and it was told to all the people that the king sat in the gate: and all the people came before the king, but Israel fled to their own dwellings.

YLT And the king riseth, and sitteth in the gate, and to all the people they have declared, saying, 'Lo, the king is sitting in the gate;' and all the people come in before the king, and Israel hath fled, each to his tents.

Drby Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

RV Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
(Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth/does sit in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.)

SLT And the king will rise and sit in the gate. And to all the people they announced, saying, Behold, the king sitting in the gate. And all the people will come before the king: and Israel fled a man to his tent.

Wbstr Then the king rose, and sat in the gate. And they told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

KJB-1769 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
(Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth/does sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.)

KJB-1611 Then the King rose, and sate in the gate: and they told vnto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled euery man to his tent.
(Then the King rose, and sat in the gate: and they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth/does sit in the gate: and all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.)

Bshps Then the king arose, and sate in the gate: And they tolde vnto all the people, saying, beholde the king doth sit in the gate, and all the people came before the king: For Israel had fled, euery man to his tent.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Gnva Then the King arose, and sate in the gate: and they tolde vnto all the people, saying, Beholde, the King doeth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the King: for Israel had fled euery man to his tent.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Cvdl The the kynge gat him vp, and sat in the gate. And it was sayde vnto the people: beholde, the kynge sytteth in the gate. Then came all the people before ye kynge. But Israel was fled euery one vnto his tent.
(The the king gat him up, and sat in the gate. And it was said unto the people: behold, the king sitteth/sits in the gate. Then came all the people before ye/you_all king. But Israel was fled every one unto his tent.)

Wycl Therfor the kyng roos, and sat in the yate; and it was teld to al the puple, that the kyng sat in the yate, and al the multitude cam bifor the kyng. Forsothe Israel fledde in to hise tabernaclis.
(Therefore the king rose, and sat in the gate; and it was told to all the people, that the king sat in the gate, and all the multitude came before the king. For_certain/Truly Israel fled in to his tabernacles/tents.)

Luth So mache dich nun auf und gehe heraus und rede mit deinen Knechten freundlich. Denn ich schwöre dir bei dem HErr’s: Wirst du nicht herausgehen, es wird kein Mann an dir bleiben diese Nacht über. Das wird dir ärger sein denn alles Übel, das über dich kommen ist von deiner Jugend auf bis hieher.
(So make you/yourself now on/in/to and go out_of_here and speak with your(s) servants friendly. Because I swear you/to_you(sg) at/in to_him LORD’s: Will you(sg) not go_out, it becomes no/not man at/to you/to_you(sg) remain/stay this/these night above. The becomes you/to_you(sg) aggravation be because/than all/everything evil, the above you/yourself coming is from your(s) youth on/in/to until here.)

ClVg Surrexit ergo rex et sedit in porta: et omni populo nuntiatum est quod rex sederet in porta. Venitque universa multitudo coram rege: Israël autem fugit in tabernacula sua.
(He_rose/got_up therefore king and sat_down in/into/on gate/door: and all to_the_people announced it_is that king sit_down in/into/on gate/door. And_he_came universe multitude/crowd before king: Israel however he_fled in/into/on shelters/tents his_own.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

הִגִּ֣ידוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now get_up go_out and,speak on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in heart_of your=servants that/for/because/then/when by,Yahweh swear that/for/because/then/when not,you go_out if stay (a)_man with,you the=night and,it_will_be_bad to/for=yourself(m) this(f) from=all the,harm which/who come on,you since,youth(s)_of,your until now )

Here the author is using the pronoun they in a general sense, not to refer to specific people. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And it was declared]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֤א & לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

Here, to the face of represents being in the presence of the king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [came into the presence of the king]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

וְ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖ס אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠אֹהָלָֽי⁠ו

The author is using this sentence to describe something that happened while the events he has been describing were taking place. He had already reported this in [18:17](../18/17.md), but he mentions it again here in order to provide the background for other events he will describe that happened afterwards. Translate this sentence the same way you did there, and connect it to the story in a way that makes it clear in your language that it is describing something that was ongoing in the background. The UST models one way to do that.

Parallel 2 SAM 19:8

Parallel 2 SAM 19:8