2 Samuel 18:30 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So he turned aside and stood still.

NIV: The king said, "Stand aside and wait here." So he stepped aside and stood there.

NASB: Then the king said, 'Turn aside and stand here.' So he turned aside and stood still.

CSB: The king said, "Move aside and stand here." So he stood to one side.

NLT: Wait here,' the king told him. So Ahimaaz stepped aside.

KJV: And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

NKJV: And the king said, “Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood still.

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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