Verse 43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you; why then did you despise us, that our advice was not first in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Alle mennene i Juda svarte mennene i Israel: 'Kongen er nær slektning til oss. Hvorfor blir dere sinte? Har vi spist noe av kongens mat eller fått noen gaver?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Israels menn svarte Judas menn og sa: Vi har ti deler i kongen, og vi har også mer rett i David enn dere. Hvorfor har dere foraktet oss, at vårt råd ikke ble hørt først når vi førte vår konge tilbake? Men Judas menns ord var hardere enn Israels menns.

• Norsk King James

  Og alle Israels menn kom til kongen og sa til kongen: "Hvorfor har våre brødre, Juda menn, stjålet deg bort, og brakt kongen, og hans husstand, og hele Davids menn med ham, over Jordan?"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Israels menn svarte Judas menn og sa: Vi har ti deler av kongens rike, og så hadde vi også mer rett til David enn dere. Hvorfor har dere foraktet oss? Var ikke vårt ord først om å hente kongen tilbake? Men Judas menns ord var hardere enn Israels menns ord.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Alle Judas menn svarte Israels menn og sa: 'Kongen er nær oss. Hvorfor blir dere sinte over dette? Har vi spist kongens mat, eller har vi fått noen gave?'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Israels menn svarte Judas menn og sa: «Vi har ti deler i kongen og derved mer rett i David enn dere. Hvorfor har dere da foraktet oss, så vårt råd ikke ble spurt først om å føre vår konge tilbake?» Men Judas menns ord var hardere enn Israels menns ord.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Israels menn svarte Juda-mennene: «Vi har ti deler i kongen, og vi har enda større rett til David enn dere. Hvorfor foraktet dere oss at vårt råd ikke ble hørt først om å bringe kongen tilbake?» Og Juda-mennenes ord var hevngjerrigere enn Israels menn sine.

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

  Og Israels menn svarte Judas menn og sa: «Vi har ti deler i kongen og derved mer rett i David enn dere. Hvorfor har dere da foraktet oss, så vårt råd ikke ble spurt først om å føre vår konge tilbake?» Men Judas menns ord var hardere enn Israels menns ord.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da svarte alle Judas menn Israels menn og sa: "Fordi kongen er nærmere oss. Hvorfor blir dere sinte over dette? Har vi spist noe av kongens eiendom, eller har vi mottatt noen gave?"

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The men of Judah responded to the men of Israel, "The king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten any of the king’s provisions, or have we taken anything for ourselves?"

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da svarte Judas menn Israels menn: 'Kongen tilhører oss på grunn av vår slektskap. Hvorfor er dere sinte for dette? Har vi spist av kongens mat eller fått noen gaver?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da svarede Israels Mænd Judæ Mænd og sagde: Jeg haver ti Gange mere hos Kongen, dertil ogsaa hos David, jeg end du, og hvorfor haver du ringeagtet mig? og var ikke mit Ord det første til at hente min Konge tilbage? men Judæ Mænds Ord vare haardere end Israels Mænds Ord.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mennene fra Israel svarte mennene fra Juda og sa: Vi har ti deler i kongen, og vi har også mer rett til David enn dere. Hvorfor gjorde dere oss små, slik at vårt råd ikke først ble hørt om å hente tilbake vår konge? Ordene fra mennene fra Juda var sterkere enn ordene fra mennene fra Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mennene fra Israel svarte mennene fra Juda og sa: Vi har ti deler i kongen, og vi har også mer rett til David enn dere: hvorfor foraktet dere oss, slik at vårt råd ikke skulle være det første i å få kongen tilbake? Ordene til mennene fra Juda var hardere enn ordene til mennene fra Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Israels menn svarte Judas menn: «Vi har ti deler i kongen, og også i David, mer enn dere. Hvorfor har dere foraktet oss, ved at vårt ord ikke kom først om å bringe vår konge tilbake?» Judas menns ord var skarpere enn Israels menns ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Israels menn svarte Judas menn og sa: Vi har ti deler i kongen og har også mer rett i David enn dere. Hvorfor har dere da foraktet oss, slik at vår stemme ikke først ble hørt når det gjaldt å bringe vår konge tilbake? Men Judas menns ord var hardere enn Israels menns ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Israels menn svarte judittene: Vi har ti deler i kongen, vi som også er de eldste etter fødselsrekkefølge. Hvorfor har dere foraktet oss, og hvorfor var det ikke vi som først foreslo at kongen skulle hente tilbake? Men Judas menns ord var hardere enn Israels menns ord.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered they of Israel vnto them of Iuda, & sayde: We haue ten tymes more with the kynge and with Dauid, the thou, why hast thou regarded me then so lightly, that oures were not the first to fetch oure kynge agayne? But they of Iuda spake harder then they of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the men of Israel answered the men of Iudah, and saide, Wee haue ten partes in the King, and haue also more right to Dauid then ye: Why then did ye despise vs, that our aduise should not bee first had in restoring our King? And the wordes of the men of Iudah were fiercer then the wordes of the men of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men of Israel aunswered the men of Iuda, and saide: We haue ten partes in the king, and haue thereto more ryght to Dauid then ye: Why then did ye despise vs, that our aduise should not be first had, in restoring our king? And the wordes of the men of Iuda were fiercer the the wordes of the men of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [right] in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [right] in David than you: why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, `Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [right] in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?" The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 5:1 : 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
• Gal 5:20 : 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousy, wrath, strife, seditious, heresies,
• Gal 5:26 : 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
• Phil 2:3 : 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves.
• Jas 1:20 : 20 For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
• Jas 3:2-9 : 2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in horses' mouths so that they may obey us; and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at the ships, which, though they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned with a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast, and of bird, and of serpent, and of things in the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
• Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work.
• Jas 4:1-5 : 1 From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members? 2 You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it on your desires. 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?
• Judg 8:1 : 1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way, that you did not call us when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they argued with him sharply.
• Judg 9:23 : 23 Then God sent a harmful spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
• Judg 12:1-6 : 1 And the men of Ephraim gathered together, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire. 2 And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that you did not deliver me, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it happened, that when those Ephraimites who had escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No; 6 Then they said to him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not pronounce it right. Then they took him, and killed him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time forty-two thousand of the Ephraimites.
• 2 Sam 19:9 : 9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled out of the land for Absalom.
• 2 Sam 19:14 : 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, as the heart of one man; so they sent this word to the king, Return, you and all your servants.
• 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew a trumpet and said, We have no part in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
• 2 Sam 20:6 : 6 And David said to Abishai, Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did; take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find fortified cities and escape from us.
• 1 Kgs 11:30-31 : 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you.
• 1 Kgs 12:16 : 16 So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
• Prov 13:10 : 10 By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.
• Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
• Prov 18:19 : 19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and their disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
• Rom 12:21 : 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
• Gal 5:15 : 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another.