2 Samuel 19:12 “You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the…”

2 Samuel 19:12

You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

World English Bible

You are my brothers. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’

American Standard Version

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye are my brethren: my bones and my flesh are ye: wherefore then are ye the last that bring the King againe?

Darby Translation

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?

Young's Literal Translation

my brethren ye [are], my bone and my flesh ye [are], and why are ye last to bring back the king?

Bible in Basic English

You are my brothers, my bone and my flesh; why are you the last to get the king back again?

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In context

11Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

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