2 Samuel 15:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.””

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BSBPD

“See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 15:28 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 15:23Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:2“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
  3. 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
  4. 2 Samuel 17:16Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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