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2 Samuel 19:14
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KJ21
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word unto the king: “Return thou, and all thy servants.”
ASV
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.
AMP
In this way he changed the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
AMPC
He inclined the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so they sent word to [him], Return, you and all your servants.
BRG
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
CSB
So he won over all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: “Come back, you and all your servants.”
CSBA
So he won over all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: ‘Come back, you and all your servants.’
CEB
So he won over the hearts of everyone in Judah as though they were one person, and they sent word to the king: “Come back—you and all your servants.”
CJB
Also tell ‘Amasa, ‘You are my flesh and bone. May God bring terrible curses on me and worse ones yet if from now on you are not permanent commander of my army instead of Yo’av.”
CEV
Soon the tribe of Judah again became followers of David, and they sent him this message: “Come back, and bring your soldiers with you.”
DARBY
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, Return, thou and all thy servants.
DRA
And be inclined the heart of all the men of Juda, as it were of one man: and they sent to the king, saying: Return thou, and all thy servants.
ERV
David touched the hearts of the people of Judah, and they all agreed as one. The people of Judah sent a message to the king, saying, “You and all your officers come back!”
EASY
Because of this message, all the people of Judah's tribe agreed to serve David as their king. They sent this message to the king: ‘Return to us, together with all your officers.’
EHV
David turned the hearts of all the men of Judah as if they were one man. They sent to the king and said, “Return, you and all your servants.”
ESV
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”
ESVUK
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”
EXB
·David [or Amasa; L He] ·touched [turned; swayed] the hearts of all the people of Judah ·at once [as one]. They sent a message to the king that said, “Return with all ·your men [L who serve you].”
GNV
So he bowed the hearts of all the men of Judah, as of one man: therefore they sent to the King, saying, Return thou with all thy servants.
GW
All the people of Judah were in total agreement. So they sent the king this message: “Come back with all your servants.”
GNT
David's words won the complete loyalty of all the men of Judah, and they sent him word to return with all his officials.
HCSB
So he won over all the men of Judah, and they sent word to the king: “Come back, you and all your servants.”
ICB
David touched the hearts of all the people of Judah. They agreed as if they were one man. They sent a message to the king. They said, “Return with all your men.”
ISV
By doing things like this, he persuaded all the men of Judah to unite in support of him. They sent the king this message: “Come on back, you and all of your army!”
JUB
And he inclined the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou and all thy slaves.
KJV
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
AKJV
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
LSB
Thus he inclined the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
LEB
So he turned the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
TLB
Then Amasa convinced all the leaders of Judah, and they responded as one man. They sent word to the king, “Return to us and bring back all those who are with you.”
MSG
He captured the hearts of everyone in Judah. They were unanimous in sending for the king: “Come back, you and all your servants.”
MEV
He swayed the heart of every man of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent a message to the king: “Return, you and all of your servants.”
NOG
All the people of Judah were in total agreement. So they sent the king this message: “Come back with all your servants.”
NABRE
Also say to Amasa: ‘Are you not my bone and flesh? May God do thus to me, and more, if you do not become commander of my army permanently in place of Joab.’”
NASB
So he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
NASB1995
Thus he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
NCB
With those words, David won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent this message to the king: “Return, both you and all who serve you.”
NCV
David touched the hearts of all the people of Judah at once. They sent a message to the king that said, “Return with all your men.”
NET
He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, “Return, you and all your servants as well.”
NIRV
So the hearts of all the men of Judah were turned toward David. All of them had the same purpose in mind. They sent a message to the king. They said, “We want you to come back. We want all your men to come back too.”
NIV
He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.”
NIVUK
He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, ‘Return, you and all your men.’
NKJV
So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah, just as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants!”
NLV
He changed the hearts of all the men of Judah as if they were one man. So they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
NLT
Then Amasa convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, “Return to us, and bring back all who are with you.”
NRSVA
Amasa swayed the hearts of all the people of Judah as one, and they sent word to the king, ‘Return, both you and all your servants.’
NRSVACE
Amasa swayed the hearts of all the people of Judah as one, and they sent word to the king, ‘Return, both you and all your servants.’
NRSVCE
Amasa swayed the hearts of all the people of Judah as one, and they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”
NRSVUE
Amasa swayed the hearts of all the people of Judah as one, and they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”
OJB
And he swayed the levav kol Ish Yehudah, even as the lev of one man; so that they sent this word unto HaMelech, Return thou, and all thy avadim.
RGT
So he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah, as of one man. Therefore, they sent to the king, saying, “Return with all your servants.”
RSV
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”
RSVCE
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”
TLV
“Also say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me and even more if you do not become my army commander before me continually, in place of Joab!’”
VOICE
Amasa persuaded all of Judah to stand united supporting David, and they sent word that he and his servants should come back.
WEB
He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
WYC
And David bowed to him the heart of all [the] men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, and said, Turn thou again, and all thy servants. (And so David turned to himself the hearts of all the men of Judah as if one man; and they sent word to the king, and said, Come thou back again with all thy men.)
YLT
And he inclineth the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they send unto the king, `Turn back, thou, and all thy servants.'
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