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2 Samuel 19:30
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28 For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king. aYet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to1 cry out anymore to the king?”  
29 So the king said to him, “Why do you speak anymore of your matters? I have said, ‘You and Ziba divide the land.’ ”
30 Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house.”

David’s Kindness to Barzillai

31 And aBarzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan.  
32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And ahe had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.  
33 And the king said to Barzillai, “Come across with me, and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”
34 But Barzillai said to the king, “How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
35 I am today aeighty years old. Can I discern between the good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king?  
36 Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king. And why should the king repay me with such a reward?
37 Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant aChimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.”  
38 And the king answered, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you. Now whatever you request of me, I will do for you.”
39 Then all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king akissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own place.  

The Quarrel About the King

40 Now the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. And all the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel.  
41 Just then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and abrought the king, his household, and all David’s men with him across the Jordan?”  
Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 19:30

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American Standard Version
And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.

Amplified® Bible
Mephibosheth said to the king, Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has returned home in safety {and} peace.

Contemporary English Version
Mephibosheth replied, "He can have it all! I'm just glad you've come home safely."

Darby English Version
And Mephibosheth said to the king, Let him even take all, since my lord the king is come again in peace to his own house.

Good News Bible
"Let Ziba have it all," Mephibosheth answered. "It's enough for me that Your Majesty has come home safely."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him even take it all, since my lord the king has come safely to his own house."

New International Version
Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him take everything, now that my lord the king has arrived home safely."

New King James Version
Then Mephibosheth said to the king, 'Rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him even take it all, since my lord the king has come safely to his own house."

Revised Standard Version
And Mephib'osheth said to the king, "Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has come safely home."

Young's Literal Translation
And Mephibosheth saith unto the king, `Yea, the whole let him take, after that my lord the king hath come in peace unto his house.'


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