KJVAnd all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?
And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”
And all the men of Judah answer against the men of Israel, `Because the king is near unto us, and why is this--ye are displeased about this matter? have we at all eaten of the king's substance? a gift hath he lifted up to us?'
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?
2 Samuel — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
S E C O N D S A M U E L CHAP. XIX. We left David's army in triumph and yet David himself in tears: now here we have, I. His return to himself, by the persuasion of Joab, ver. 1-8 . II. His return to his kingdom from…