2 Samuel 19:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.”

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BSBPD

“So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the king turneth back, and cometh in unto the Jordan, and Judah hath come to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 19:15 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 5:9Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.
  2. 1 Samuel 11:14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

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

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