Verse 2

And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brothers everywhere, who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and surrounding areas, that they may gather themselves to us:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David sa til hele folket: 'Hvis dette er godt for dere og det er Guds vilje, la oss sende bud til våre brødre som er igjen i hele Israel, samt prestene og levittene i byene der de bor, for å la dem komme og være med oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og David sa til hele Israels menighet: Hvis det synes godt for dere, og det er fra Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud til våre brødre overalt, som er igjen i hele Israels land, og også til prestene og levittene som er i sine byer med beiteområder, at de kan samle seg hos oss.

• Norsk King James

  Og David sa til hele menigheten i Israel: Hvis dette virker godt for dere, og det er etter vilje fra Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud til våre brødre som er igjen i hele Israels land, samt prestene og levittene i byene deres, om at de skal samle seg til oss:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: Hvis det virker godt for dere, og hvis det er fra Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud til våre brødre overalt i Israels land, og også til prestene og levittene i byene og deres omliggende områder, for at de kan samles hos oss.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: «Hvis dere synes det er godt, og det er fra Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud til våre brødre som er igjen i alle Israels land, og med dem prestene og levittene i deres byer med tilhørende jorder, så de kan samle seg hos oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: Hvis det synes godt for dere, og er av Herren vår Gud, så la oss sende bud rundt til våre brødre overalt, som er tilbake i hele Israels land, og også til prestene og levittene i byene og landsbyene deres, slik at de kan samles hos oss.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: «Om dette synes dere rett og er av Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud til våre brødre overalt i hele Israels land, og også til prestene og levittene i deres byer og forsteder, slik at de kan samle seg til oss.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: Hvis det synes godt for dere, og er av Herren vår Gud, så la oss sende bud rundt til våre brødre overalt, som er tilbake i hele Israels land, og også til prestene og levittene i byene og landsbyene deres, slik at de kan samles hos oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David sa til hele Israels menighet: "Hvis det er godt for dere og etter Herrens, vår Guds, vilje, la oss sende bud til våre brødre som er igjen i hele Israels land, og også til prestene og levittene i deres byer med de åpne landene, så de kan samles hos oss.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and is from the LORD our God, let us spread the message and send word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and with them the priests and Levites in their cities with pastures, so they may gather to us.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David sa til hele Israels menighet: 'Hvis det er godt for dere, og hvis dette er fra Herren vår Gud, skal vi sende bud på våre brødre som er igjen i alle Israels landområder, så vel som prestene og levittene i deres byer med tilhørende marker, og samle dem hos oss.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og David sagde til al Israels Forsamling: Dersom det (synes) godt for eder, og det er af Herren vor Gud, saa lader os allevegne sende til vore Brødre, de Overblevne i alle Israels Lande, og med dem til Præsterne og Leviterne i Stæderne (og) deres Forstæder, at de blive forsamlede til os.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  David sa til hele Israels menighet: Hvis dette er godt for dere, og hvis det er av Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud til våre brødre overalt som er igjen i hele Israels land, også til prestene og levittene som er i byene og områdene rundt, slik at de kan samle seg hos oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: Hvis det synes godt for dere, og hvis det er fra Herren vår Gud, la oss sende bud overalt til våre brødre som er igjen i hele Israels land, sammen med prestene og levittene i deres byer med forsteder, så de kan samles til oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og David sa til hele Israels forsamling: "Hvis det er godt i deres øyne, og om det kommer fra Herren vår Gud, så la oss sende bud til våre brødre som er igjen i hele Israels land, og med dem prestene og levittene i byene deres med tilgrensende områder, så de kan samles hos oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  David sa til hele Israels forsamling: «Hvis det synes godt for dere, og det er fra Herren vår Gud, la oss da sende bud rundt om i hele Israel til våre brødre som er igjen, og til prestene og levittene som er i deres byer med tilhørende jorder, så de kan samle seg hos oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og David sa til alle Israels menn som hadde samlet seg der: Hvis det synes godt for dere, og hvis det er Herrens, vår Guds, vilje, la oss sende bud til alle våre brødre i hele Israels land, og til prestene og levittene i byene deres og rundt omkring i landet, og få dem til å komme hit til oss.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde vnto all the congregacion of Israel: Yf it lyke you, and yf it be of the LORDE oure God, let vs sende forth on euery syde to oure other brethren in all the countrees of Israel, and to the prestes and Leuites in the cities where they haue suburbes, yt they maye be gathered together vnto vs,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Dauid said to all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good to you, and that it proceedeth of the Lorde our God, we will sende to and fro vnto our brethren, that are left in all the lande of Israel (for with them are the Priests and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes) that they may assemble them selues vnto vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde vnto all the congregation of Israel: If it seeme you good, & to be of the Lord our God, we will send abrode vnto our brethren that are left in all the lande of Israel, and with them also to the priestes and Leuites which are in their suburbes, to gather them together vnto vs:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If [it seem] good unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, [that are] left in all the land of Israel, and with them [also] to the priests and Levites [which are] in their cities [and] suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  David said to all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good to you, and if it be of Yahweh our God, let us send abroad everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and David saith to all the assembly of Israel, `If unto you it be good, and from Jehovah our God it hath broken forth -- we send unto our brethren, those left in all the lands of Israel, and with them the priests and the Levites, in the cities of their suburbs, and they are gathered unto us,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David said to all the men of Israel who had come together there, If it seems good to you and if it is the purpose of the Lord our God, let us send to all the rest of our brothers, everywhere in the land of Israel, and to the priests and the Levites in their towns and the country round them, and get them to come together here to us;

• World English Bible (2000)

  David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is of Yahweh our God, let us send abroad everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David said to the whole Israelite assembly,“If you so desire and the LORD our God approves, let’s spread the word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, so they may join us.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 31:1 : 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
• 2 Sam 7:2-5 : 2 That the king said to Nathan the prophet, Look now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you. 4 And it happened that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?
• 1 Kgs 12:7 : 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
• 2 Kgs 9:15 : 15 But king Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If this is your decision, then let no one go forth nor escape out of the city to tell it in Jezreel.
• 1 Chr 6:54-81 : 54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements within their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the first lot. 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its surrounding pasturelands. 56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron the city of refuge, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their pasturelands, 58 And Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 59 And Ashan with its pasturelands, and Bethshemesh with its pasturelands: 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 61 And to the sons of Kohath, those remaining of the family of that tribe, were given cities out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. 62 And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63 To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. 66 And the remaining families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave to them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasturelands; they also gave Gezer with its pasturelands, 68 And Jokmeam with its pasturelands, and Bethhoron with its pasturelands, 69 And Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gathrimmon with its pasturelands: 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. 71 To the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands: 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 73 And Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands: 74 And out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands, 75 And Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands: 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kirjathaim with its pasturelands. 77 To the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands: 78 And on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given to them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, and Jahzah with its pasturelands, 79 Kedemoth also with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands: 80 And out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
• 1 Chr 10:7 : 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
• 1 Chr 15:2-9 : 2 Then David said, None should carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever. 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: 5 Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and twenty; 6 Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty; 7 Of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and thirty; 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred; 9 Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren, eighty; 10 Of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. 13 For because you did not do it at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for we did not seek Him after the due order. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
• 2 Chr 31:4-9 : 4 Moreover, he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD. 5 And as soon as the commandment was spread abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah who dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them in heaps. 7 In the third month, they began to lay the foundation of the heaps and finished them in the seventh month. 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and have left plenty, for the LORD has blessed his people; and what is left is this great store. 11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them, 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. 13 And Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the command of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things. 15 And next to him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by divisions, as well to the great as to the small: 16 Besides their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even to everyone who entered into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their divisions; 17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers and the Levites from twenty years old and upward in their charges by their divisions; 18 And to the genealogy of their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation, for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness: 19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every separate city, the men who were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites. 20 And so did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
• Prov 15:22 : 22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
• Isa 37:4 : 4 It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore, lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
• Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
• Exod 18:23 : 23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will go to their place in peace.
• Num 4:4-9 : 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, regarding the most holy things: 5 And when the camp moves forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 6 And shall put on it the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth entirely of blue, and shall put in the poles. 7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers for covering, and the continual bread shall be on it: 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the poles. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, with which they serve it: 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the poles. 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it: 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels with which they serve about it, even the censers, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put in the poles of it. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16 And to the office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, pertains the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels. 17 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden: 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
• Num 35:2-9 : 2 Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well. 3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there: and to them you shall add forty-two cities. 7 So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities: these shall you give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many you shall give many; but from them that have few you shall give few: everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits. 9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,