2 Samuel 16:3
And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
KJV
Et ait rex : Ubi est filius domini tui ? Responditque Siba regi : Remansit in Jerusalem, dicens : Hodie restituet mihi domus Israël regnum patris mei.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς Καὶ ποῦ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ κυρίου σου; καὶ εἶπεν Σειβὰ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Ἰδοὺ κάθηται ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, ὅτι εἶπεν Σήμερον ἐπιστρέψουσίν μοι οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ πατρός μου.
LXX
And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וְ/אַיֵּ֖ה בֶּן אֲדֹנֶ֑י/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר צִיבָ֜א אֶל הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ הִנֵּה֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר הַ/יּ֗וֹם יָשִׁ֤יבוּ לִ/י֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת מַמְלְכ֥וּת אָבִֽ/י
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Sam 9:9 — Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
- 2Sam 19:27 — 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.