KJV King James Version
And [there were] a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
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2 Samuel 19:17
And [there were] a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king
WEB World English Bible
There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.
ASV American Standard Version
And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and a thousand men are with him from Benjamin, and Ziba servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him, and they have gone prosperously over the Jordan before the king.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 19
14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as [the heart of] one man; so that they sent [this word] unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which [was] of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
17 And [there were] a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
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וְאֶ֨לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanעִמּוֹ֮H5973 · imwithמִבִּנְיָמִן֒H1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminוְצִיבָ֗אH6717 · tsi.vaZibaנַ֚עַרH5288 · na.aryouthבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁתH2568 · cha.meshfiveעָשָׂ֥רH6240 · a.sartenבָּנָ֛יוH1121 · benson: childוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyעֲבָדָ֖יוH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאִתּ֑וֹH854 · etwithוְצָלְח֥וּH6743 · tsa.lachto rushהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןH3383 · yar.denJordanלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
2 Samuel 9:2And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose name [was] Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, [Art] thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant [is he].2 Samuel 16:1-4And when David was a little past the top [of the hill], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 Samuel 9:10Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in [the fruits], that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.2 Samuel 19:26-27And 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; because thy servant [is] lame.
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