2 Samuel 19:29

For all the house of my father were but as dead men before my lord the king; yet thou hast set thy servant among them that eat at thy table: and what right have I any longer even to cry to the king?

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

In Context

28And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

30And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any longer of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba shall divide the land.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:17then shall the two men between whom the controversy is, stand before the Lord, and before the priests, and before the judges, who may be in those days.

Job 19:16I called my servant, and he hearkened not; 1 And my mouth entreated him. 1

Psalms 101:5I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; 1 For I have forgotten to eat my bread. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:25-31

24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth? 26 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;… Read the whole commentary →

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