2 Samuel 15:33 - Printer Friendly

ESV: David said to him, "If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.

NIV: David said to him, "If you go with me, you will be a burden to me.

NASB: And David said to him, 'If you go over with me, then you will become a burden to me.

CSB: David said to him, "If you go away with me, you’ll be a burden to me,

NLT: But David told him, 'If you go with me, you will only be a burden.

KJV: Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:

NKJV: David said to him, “If you go on with me, then you will become a burden to me.

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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