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2 Samuel 15:34

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 34 But if you return to the city and you say to Abʹsa·lom, ‘I am your servant, O King. I was the servant of your father in the past, but now I am your servant,’+ you can then frustrate the advice of A·hithʹo·phel for me.+

2 Samuel 15:34

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 34 But if you return to the city and you actually say to Abʹsa·lom, ‘I am your servant, O King. I used to prove myself the servant of your father, even I at that time, but now even I am your servant,’+ you must then frustrate+ the counsel of A·hithʹo·phel for me.

2 Samuel 15:34

The Bible in Living English
- 34 but if you go back to the city and say to Absalom ‘I will be your servant, your majesty; I was your father’s servant in the past, and now I am yours’ you may balk Ahithophel’s policy for me.

2 Samuel 15:34

American Standard Version
- 34 but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 15:34

The Emphasized Bible
- 34 but if to the city thou return, then canst thou say unto Absolom—Thy servant I, O king, will be, as the servant of thy father I was formerly, so will I now be thy servant: thus shalt thou frustrate for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 15:34

King James Version
- 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.