KJV King James Version
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;
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2 Samuel 19:18
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
WEB World English Bible
A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he had come over the Jordan.
ASV American Standard Version
And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And passed over hath the ferry-boat to carry over the household of the king, and to do that which is good in his eyes, and Shimei son of Gera hath fallen before the king in his passing over into Jordan,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 19
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.
21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’S anointed?
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וְעָבְרָ֣הH5674 · a.varto passהָעֲבָרָ֗הH5679 · a.va.rahfordלַֽעֲבִיר֙H5674 · a.varto passאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַטּ֖וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantבְּעֵינָ֑יוH5869 · a.yineyeוְשִׁמְעִ֣יH8096 · shim.iShimeiבֶן־H1121 · benson: childגֵּרָ֗אH1617 · ge.raGeraנָפַל֙H5307 · na.phalto fall: fallלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבְּעָבְר֖וֹH5674 · a.varto passבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383 · yar.denJordan
Cross-references
Psalm 66:3Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Psalm 81:15The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
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