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2 Samuel 15:34

But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

KJV

si autem in civitatem revertaris, et dixeris Absalom : Servus tuus sum, rex : sicut fui servus patris tui, sic ero servus tuus : dissipabis consilium Achitophel.

Vulgate

καὶ ἂν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἐπιστρέψῃς, καὶ ἐρεῖς τῷ Ἀβεσσαλώμ Διεληλύθασιν οἱ ἀδελφοί σου, καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς κατόπισθέν μου διελήλυθεν ὁ πατήρ σου· καὶ νῦν παῖς σού εἰμι, βασιλεῦ, ἔασόν με ζῆσαι· παῖς τοῦ πατρός σου ἤμην τότε καὶ ἀρτίως, καὶ νῦν ἐγὼ δοῦλος σός· καὶ διασκεδάσεις μοι τὴν βουλὴν Ἀχειτόφελ.

LXX

but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

ASV

וְ/אִם הָ/עִ֣יר תָּשׁ֗וּב וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֤ לְ/אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ עַבְדְּ/ךָ֨ אֲנִ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה עֶ֣בֶד אָבִ֤י/ךָ וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ מֵ/אָ֔ז וְ/עַתָּ֖ה וַ/אֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ וְ/הֵפַרְתָּ֣ה לִ֔/י אֵ֖ת עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AbsalomAhithophel

In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל
'chytpl
proper_noun · 20×
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
אָ֣ז
'z
adverb · 139×
הָפֵ֣ר
hpr
verb · 50×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֲצַ֥ת
'tst
verb · 90×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 16:19 — And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
  • 2Sam 17:14 — And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the inte
  • Job 5:13 — He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
  • Ps 33:10 — The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.