KJV King James Version
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, [that] will I do for thee.
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2 Samuel 19:38
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, [that] will I do for thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me.”
WEB World English Bible
The king answered, “Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good to you. Whatever you require of me, that I will do for you.”
ASV American Standard Version
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king saith, ‘With me doth Chimham go over, and I do to him that which is good in thine eyes, yea, all that thou dost fix on me I do to thee.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 19
35 I [am] this day fourscore years old: [and] can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, [and be buried] by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, [that] will I do for thee.
39 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהַמֶּ֗לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאִתִּי֙H854 · etwithיַעֲבֹ֣רH5674 · a.varto passכִּמְהָ֔םH3643 · kim.hamChimhamוַאֲנִי֙H589 · a.niIאֶעֱשֶׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: doלּ֔וֹH9033 · ohimאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַטּ֖וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָH5869 · a.yineyeוְכֹ֛לH3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichתִּבְחַ֥רH977 · ba.charto chooseעָלַ֖יH5921 · aluponאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: doלָּֽךְ׃H9032 · khyou
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