KJV King James Version
For all [of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
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2 Samuel 19:28
For all [of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”
WEB World English Bible
For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?”
ASV American Standard Version
For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the king?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for all the house of my father have been nothing except men of death before my lord the king, and thou dost set thy servant among those eating at thy table, and what right have I any more—even to cry any more unto the king?’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 19
25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
26 And 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.
27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God: do therefore [what is] good in thine eyes.
28 For all [of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כִּי֩H3588 · kiforלֹ֨אH3808 · lonotהָיָ֜הH1961 · ha.yahto beכָּל־H3605 · kolallבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאָבִ֗יH1 · avfatherכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifאַנְשֵׁי־H582 · e.noshhumanמָ֙וֶת֙H4194 · ma.vetdeathלַאדֹנִ֣יH113 · a.donlordהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙H7896 · shitto set: makeאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]עַבְדְּךָ֔H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יH398 · a.khalto eatשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָH7979 · shul.chantableוּמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?יֶּשׁ־H3426 · yeshthereלִ֥יH9030 · nimeעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillצְדָקָ֔הH6666 · tse.da.qahrighteousnessוְלִזְעֹ֥קH2199 · za.aqto cry outע֖וֹדH5750 · odstillאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פH4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
2 Samuel 9:13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.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 Kings 8:3And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.2 Samuel 21:6-9Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, [whom] the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give [them].2 Samuel 9:7-8And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.1 Samuel 26:16This thing [is] not good that thou hast done. [As] the LORD liveth, ye [are] worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’S anointed. And now see where the king’s spear [is], and the cruse of water that [was] at his bolster.
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