2 Samuel 19:26

He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride on it, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.

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WEBBE

He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.

BSB

“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,

KJV

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

ASV

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame.

BBE

And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

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וַיֹּאמַר vai·yo·mar and he said H559 אֲדֹנִי 'a·do·ni O lord my H113 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 עַבְדִּי 'av·di servant my H5650 רִמָּנִי ri·ma·ni he betrayed me H7411 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 אָמַר 'a·mar he said H559 עַבְדְּךָ 'av·de·kha servant your H5650 אֶחְבְּשָׁה־ 'ech·be·shah- let me saddle H2280 לִּי li for (the) myself H9030 הַחֲמוֹר ha·cha·mor the donkey H2543 וְאֶרְכַּב ve·'er·kav so I may ride H7392 עָלֶיהָ 'a·lei·ha on it H5921 וְאֵלֵךְ ve·'e·lekh so I may go H1980 אֶת־ 'et- with H854 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 כִּי ki for H3588 פִסֵּחַ fi·se·ach [is] lame H6455 עַבְדֶּךָ 'av·de·kha servant your H5650

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 24–30

David recalls the forfeiture of Mephibosheth's estate; and he expressed joy for the king's return. A good man contentedly bears his own losses, while he sees Israel in peace, and the Son of David exalted.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.