2nd Samuel Chapter 18 verse 4 Holy Bible
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
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And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
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And the king said to them, I will do what is good in your sight. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
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And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
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And the king said to them, What seemeth to you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
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The king said to them, What seems you best I will do. The king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
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And the king saith unto them, `That which is good in your eyes I do;' and the king standeth at the side of the gate, and all the people have gone out by hundreds and by thousands,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) What seemeth you best.--David was nothing loth to avoid the personal encounter with his son, and readily yielded, He, however, encouraged the troops by reviewing them as they passed out, and improved the opportunity to give his generals special and public charge concerning Absalom. He speaks of him tenderly as "the young man" (2Samuel 18:5; comp. 2Samuel 18:29; 2Samuel 18:32), to imply that his sin was a youthful indiscretion.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 6213: To do, makewhateverאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatseems bestיִיטַ֥ב (yî·ṭaḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasingto you,”בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם (bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem)Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine pluralStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainthe kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingreplied.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saySo heהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsbesideאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe gate,הַשַּׁ֔עַר (haš·ša·‘ar)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8179: An opening, door, gatewhile allוְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe troopsהָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockmarched outיָֽצְא֔וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3381: To come or go down, descendby hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹת (lə·mê·’ō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Number - feminine pluralStrong's 3967: A hundredand thousands.וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ (wə·la·’ă·lā·p̄îm)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Number - masculine pluralStrong's 505: A thousandJump to PreviousArmy Best Door Eyes Gate Good Hundreds Marched Seemeth Seems Side Sight Stood Thousands Units Whatever
