2 Samuel 16:19
“And againe, whom should I serue? should I not serue in the presence of his sonne? as I haue serued in thy fathers presence, so will I be in thy presence.”
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2 Samuel 16:19 Context
17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindnesse to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend? 18And Hushai said vnto Absalom, Nay, but whom the Lord and this people, and all the men of Israel chuse, his will I bee, and with him will I abide. 19And againe, whom should I serue? should I not serue in the presence of his sonne? as I haue serued in thy fathers presence, so will I be in thy presence. 20¶ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Giue counsell among you what we shall doe. 21And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom, Goe in vnto thy fathers concubines, which he hath left to keepe the house, and all Israel shall heare that thou art abhorred of thy father, then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
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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.
- King James Version
"Besides, whom should I serve? {Should I} not {serve} in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so I will be in your presence."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.
- Basic English Bible
And again, whom should I serve? should it not be in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence."
- World English Bible
and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible