2 Samuel 19:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, 'Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, I will saddle an ass for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king, because your servant is lame.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he answered,{H559} My lord,{H113} O king,{H4428} my servant{H5650} deceived{H7411} me: for thy servant{H5650} said,{H559} I will saddle{H2280} me an ass,{H2543} that I may ride{H7392} thereon, and go{H3212} with the king;{H4428} because thy servant{H5650} is lame.{H6455}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, My lord{H113}, O king{H4428}, my servant{H5650} deceived{H7411}{(H8765)} me: for thy servant{H5650} said{H559}{(H8804)}, I will saddle{H2280}{(H8799)} me an ass{H2543}, that I may ride{H7392}{(H8799)} thereon, and go{H3212}{(H8799)} to the king{H4428}; because thy servant{H5650} is lame{H6455}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he sayde: My lorde O kynge, my seruaut hath dealte vnrighteously with me: for thy seruaunt thoughte: I wyl saddell an asse and ryde theron, and go vnto the kynge: for thy seruaunt is lame,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he answered, My lorde the king, my seruant deceiued me: for thy seruant said, I would haue mine asse sadled to ride thereon, for to goe with the king, because thy seruant is lame.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He aunswered: My lorde O king, my seruaunt deceaued me: For thy seruaunt saide, I would haue myne asse sadled to ryde thereon, for to go to the king: because thy seruaunt is lame.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant [is] lame.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith, `My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for thy servant said, I saddle for me the ass, and ride on it, and go with the king, for thy servant `is' lame;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He replied,“My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I said,‘Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,’ for I am lame.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 4:4 : 4 Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  • 2 Sam 9:3 : 3 Then the king asked, "Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet."
  • 2 Sam 16:2-3 : 2 The king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink." 3 The king then asked, "Where is your master’s grandson?" Ziba replied to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem because he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.'"

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    27 He said, 'My lord the king, my servant deceived me. I said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself and ride on it, so I may go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.

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    29 All my grandfather's descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king. But you placed your servant among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?

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