2 Samuel 14:10 - Printer Friendly

ESV: The king said, "If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again."

NIV: The king replied, "If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again."

NASB: So the king said, 'Whoever speaks to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you anymore.'

CSB: "Whoever speaks to you," the king said, "bring him to me. He will not trouble you again!"

NLT: If anyone objects,' the king said, 'bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm you again!'

KJV: And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

NKJV: So the king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore.”

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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