1 Kings 2:7 · World English Bible
1 Kings 2:7 in the Original Hebrew
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1 Kings 2:7 in Other Translations
| KJV | But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. |
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| WEB | But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother. |
| ASV | But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother. |
| YLT | ‘And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness, and they have been among those eating at thy table, for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother. |
| WBT | But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. |
| DBY | But shew kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came up to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. |
Commentary on 1 Kings 2:7
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John Gill · 1 Kings 2:7
But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite,.... Who perhaps was now dead, and therefore he would have kindness shown to his posterity for his sake:
and let them be of those that eat of thy table; as Mephibosheth had at his, who also perhaps was dead, since no notice is taken of him; and as David would have had Barzillai, but he desired to be excused on account of his age:
for so they came to me, when I fled because of thy brother, Absalom; that is, they came to him, not only Barzillai, but his sons it seems; and fed him or furnished him with provisions, when he was obliged to fly to the other side Jordan, because of the rebellion of his son Absalom.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1 Kings 2:6–7
Do . . . according to thy wisdom--Joab's immense popularity with the army required that any proceedings instituted against him should be taken with great prudence and deliberation.
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Questions about 1 Kings 2:7
What does 1 Kings 2:7 say?
1 Kings 2:7 in the World English Bible reads: “But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.” Read it in the full context of 1 Kings 2, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is 1 Kings 2:7 found in the Bible?
1 Kings 2:7 is in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 2, verse 7, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is 1 Kings 2:7 shown in?
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But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai - See the notes on Sa2 19:31 (note), etc.