2 Samuel 15:33

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.”

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BSBPD

“David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt be a burden unto me:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and David saith to him, `If thou hast passed on with me then thou hast been on me for a burden,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 15:33 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 19:35I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

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