Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.'
New American Standard Bible
See, I am going to wait
King James Version
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
Holman Bible
Remember, I’ll wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
International Standard Version
Look! I'll camp at the wilderness fords until you send word to inform me."
A Conservative Version
See, I will remain at the fords of the wilderness until there comes word from you to report to me.
American Standard Version
See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
Amplified
See, I am going to wait at the
Bible in Basic English
See, I will be waiting at the way across the river, in the waste land, till I get news from you.
Darby Translation
See, I will stop in the plains of the desert, until there come word from you to inform me.
Julia Smith Translation
See me lingering in Araboth of the desert till word come from you to announce to me.
King James 2000
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to inform me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
See, I [am] waiting at the fords of the wilderness until a word comes from you all to inform me."
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until there comes word from you to tell me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And see, I will tarry in the fields of the wilderness until there come some word from you to be told me."
NET Bible
Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me."
New Heart English Bible
Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me."
The Emphasized Bible
See! I, am tarrying in the waste plains of the wilderness - until there come word from you, to tell me.
Webster
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until word shall come from you to certify me.
World English Bible
Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me."
Themes
David » King of israel » David's flight from jerusalem
Jonathan » Son of abiathar » Acts as a spy for david
Politics » Ministers in » Zadok the priest, a partisan of david
Interlinear
Ra'ah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 15:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Priests Offer Sacrifices For David
27 And the king saith unto Zadok the priest, 'Art thou a seer? turn back to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you; 28 see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.' 29 And Zadok taketh back -- and Abiathar -- the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:16
and now, send hastily, and declare to David, saying, Lodge not to-night in the plains of the wilderness, and also, certainly pass over, lest there be a swallowing up of the king and of all the people who are with him.'
2 Samuel 15:23
And all the land are weeping -- a great voice, and all the people are passing over; and the king is passing over through the brook Kidron, and all the people are passing over on the front of the way of the wilderness;
2 Samuel 16:2
And the king saith unto Ziba, 'What -- these to thee?' and Ziba saith, 'The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.'
2 Samuel 17:1
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, 'Let me choose, I pray thee, twelve thousand men, and I arise and pursue after David to-night,