2 Samuel 15:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

‘You only came yesterday, so why should I make you wander with us today? I must go wherever I can. Return and take your brothers with you. May kindness and faithfulness be with you.’

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Whereas you came just yesterday, should I this day make you wander with us? seeing I go where I may, return, and take back your brethren: mercy and truth be with you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Whereas thou camest{H935} but yesterday,{H8543} should I this day{H3117} make thee go{H3212} up and down{H5128} with us, seeing I go{H1980} whither I may? return{H7725} thou, and take back{H7725} thy brethren;{H251} mercy{H2617} and truth{H571} be with thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Whereas thou camest{H935}{(H8800)} but yesterday{H8543}, should I this day{H3117} make thee go{H3212}{(H8800)} up and down{H5128}{(H8686)}{(H8675)}{H5128}{(H8799)} with us? seeing I go{H1980}{(H8802)} whither I may, return{H7725}{(H8798)} thou, and take back{H7725}{(H8685)} thy brethren{H251}: mercy{H2617} and truth{H571} be with thee.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thou camest yesterdaye, and to daye thou iuperdest to go with vs: As for me, I wyl go whither I can: turne thou backe agayne, and mercy and faithfulnes happen vnto thy brethren with the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thou camest yesterday, and should I cause thee to wander to day and go with vs? I will goe whither I can: therefore returne thou and cary againe thy brethren: mercy & trueth be with thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thou camest yesterday, and should I vnquiet thee to day to go with vs? I will go whyther I can: Therfore returne thou, & cary againe thy brethren: Mercy and trueth be with thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Whereas thou camest [but] yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth [be] with thee.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Whereas you came but yesterday, should I this day make you go up and down with us, seeing I go where I may? return you, and take back your brothers; mercy and truth be with you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Yesterday `is' thy coming in, and to-day I move thee to go with us, and I am going on that which I am going! -- turn back, and take back thy brethren with thee, -- kindness and truth.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may? return thou, and take back thy brethren; mercy and truth be with thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may? return thou, and take back thy brethren; mercy and truth be with thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    It was only yesterday you came to us; why then am I to make you go up and down with us? for I have to go where I may; go back then, and take your countrymen with you, and may the Lord's mercy and good faith be with you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Whereas you came but yesterday, should I this day make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be with you."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men with you. May genuine loyal love protect you!”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:13 : 13 So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.
  • 2 Sam 2:6 : 6 'Now, may the LORD show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you this goodness because of what you have done.'
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 11:37-38 : 37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated. 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts, and on mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
  • 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.
  • Ps 25:10 : 10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
  • Ps 56:8 : 8 In your anger, O God, cast them down. Hold them accountable for their wickedness.
  • Ps 57:3 : 3 I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes His purpose for me.
  • Ps 59:15 : 15 They return at evening, snarling like dogs as they prowl the city.
  • Ps 61:7 : 7 You will add days to the life of the king; his years will last for generations.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that his glory may dwell in our land.
  • Ps 89:14 : 14 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand is exalted.
  • Prov 14:22 : 22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan good find love and faithfulness.
  • Amos 8:12 : 12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Sam 15:18-19
    2 verses
    85%

    18 All his servants passed by him, along with all the Kerethites, Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had come with him from Gath, marching past in front of the king.

    19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, 'Why should you go with us too? Go back and stay with the new king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.'

  • 2 Sam 15:21-22
    2 verses
    78%

    21 But Ittai answered the king, 'As surely as the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be—whether for death or for life—there your servant will be.'

    22 David said to Ittai, 'Go ahead, cross over.' So Ittai the Gittite and all his men and their families crossed over with him.

  • 2 Sam 19:7
    77%

    7 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that commanders and servants mean nothing to you. I can see that if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you.

  • 2 Sam 19:36-38
    3 verses
    75%

    36 I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is good and bad? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

    37 Your servant will merely cross the Jordan with the king for a short distance. Why should the king reward me with such a benefit?

    38 Let your servant dwell here and die in my own town near the graves of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him whatever seems good to you."

  • 2 Sam 19:12
    75%

    12 Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: "Say to the elders of Judah, 'Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his house?'

  • 1 Sam 29:10
    74%

    10 Now get up early in the morning, along with your master's servants who have come with you, and leave as soon as it is light.

  • 2 Sam 19:25
    74%

    25 Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, also went down to meet the king. He had neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

  • 1 Sam 20:29
    74%

    29 He said, ‘Please let me go, for our family is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to attend. If I have found favor in your eyes, let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.

  • 2 Sam 15:33-35
    3 verses
    74%

    33 David said to him, 'If you come with me, you will be a burden to me.'

    34 'But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, “Your servant will serve you, O king; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,” then you can thwart Ahithophel’s advice for me.'

    35 'Aren’t Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you? Whatever you hear in the king’s palace, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.'

  • Num 10:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31 Moses said, "Please do not leave us, because you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be our eyes.

    32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives to us."

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    73%

    19 Today you have shown that you dealt well with me, for when the LORD gave me into your hand, you did not kill me.

  • 1 Sam 29:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6 So Achish called David and said to him, "As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your conduct with me in the camp has been good in my eyes. I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the rulers don’t approve of you.

    7 Now turn back and go in peace, so you don’t displease the Philistine rulers.

    8 David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I first came to you until now, that I may not go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?"

  • 1 Kgs 2:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6 Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

    7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for they supported me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:17
    73%

    17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the loyalty you show your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?"

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    72%

    15 David asked him, "Can you lead me to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will lead you to them."

  • 2 Sam 19:19
    72%

    19 and crossed at the ford to bring the king's household over and to do whatever pleased him. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king.

  • 1 Sam 20:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

    14 But show me the loyalty of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not die.

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    72%

    15 He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one person. They sent word to the king, 'Return, you and all your men.'

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    72%

    19 Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have driven me out today to prevent me from having a share in the LORD's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'

  • 2 Sam 18:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 David divided the troops into three groups: one-third under Joab, one-third under Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one-third under Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the troops, 'I will also go into battle with you.'

    3 But the people replied, 'You must not go with us. If we are forced to flee, no one will care about us. Even if half of us die, no one will pay attention. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for you to provide support from the city.'

  • 1 Sam 20:8
    72%

    8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?

  • 2 Sam 15:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, 'Do you not see? Go back to the city in peace, with your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.'

    28 'Look, I will wait in the wilderness plains until I receive a message from you to tell me what to do.'

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    72%

    9 The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • Josh 2:12
    72%

    12 Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

  • 2 Sam 11:12
    72%

    12 Then David said to Uriah, 'Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back.' So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.

  • 2 Kgs 6:3
    72%

    3 Then one of them said, "Please come with your servants." And he answered, "I will go."

  • 2 Sam 2:6
    72%

    6 'Now, may the LORD show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you this goodness because of what you have done.'

  • 1 Sam 20:19
    72%

    19 The day after tomorrow, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid when this trouble began, and stay by the stone Ezel.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    71%

    23 But David said, "You must not act this way, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered the raiding party that came against us into our hands.

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    71%

    8 Ask your servants, and they will confirm this. Therefore, may my men find favor in your eyes, because we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son, David.’"

  • 2 Sam 14:8
    71%

    8 Then the king said to the woman, "Go home, and I will issue a command on your behalf."

  • 2 Sam 13:26
    71%

    26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?'

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    71%

    12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

  • 1 Sam 22:3
    71%

    3 From there, David went to Mizpeh in Moab and said to the king of Moab, 'Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.'

  • 2 Sam 19:22
    71%

    22 But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, 'Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD's anointed!'

  • 2 Sam 19:33
    71%

    33 Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age. He had provided for the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.

  • 1 Sam 10:2
    71%

    2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys you went to find have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is concerned about you, asking, “What shall I do about my son?”'