KJV King James Version
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
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2 Samuel 19:29
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”
WEB World English Bible
The king said to him, “Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land.”
ASV American Standard Version
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king saith to him, ‘Why dost thou speak any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba—share ye the field.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 19
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.
32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, [even] fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he [was] a very great man.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלוֹ֙H9033 · ohimהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingלָ֛מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?תְּדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakע֖וֹדH5750 · odstillדְּבָרֶ֑יךָH1697 · da.varwordאָמַ֕רְתִּיH559 · a.marto sayאַתָּ֣הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְצִיבָ֔אH6717 · tsi.vaZibaתַּחְלְק֖וּH2505 · cha.laqto divideאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃H7704 · sa.daySirion
Cross-references
Proverbs 18:13He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.Deuteronomy 19:17-19Then both the men, between whom the controversy [is], shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;Psalm 101:5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.Job 19:16-17I called my servant, and he gave [me] no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.Acts 18:15But if it be a question of words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters].Psalm 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
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