Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Furthermore}, for whom have I served? [Is] it not in the presence of his son that I have served before your father? {So shall I serve you}!"

New American Standard Bible

Besides, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”

King James Version

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

Holman Bible

Furthermore, whom will I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, I will also serve in yours.”

International Standard Version

Besides, who else should I be serving? Why not the son? The same way I served your father, I'll serve you."

A Conservative Version

And again, whom should I serve? [Is it] not in the presence of his son? As I have served in thy father's presence, so I will be in thy presence.

American Standard Version

And again, whom should I serve?'should I not'serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

Amplified

Besides, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of David’s son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I shall serve in your presence.”

Bible in Basic English

And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.

Darby Translation

And again, whom should I serve? should it not be in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

Julia Smith Translation

And the second time, to whom shall I serve if not before the son? as I served before thy father so will I be before thee.

King James 2000

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence.

Modern King James verseion

And again, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so I will be in your presence.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And furthermore, unto whom shall I do service but even to his son? And as I was servant before with thy father, even so shall I be with thee."

NET Bible

Moreover, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you."

New Heart English Bible

Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence."

The Emphasized Bible

And, again, whom, should, I serve? Should it not be in presence of his son? as I served in presence of thy father, so, will I continue thy presence.

Webster

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

World English Bible

Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence."

Youngs Literal Translation

and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁני 
Sheniy 
Usage: 156

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

should I not serve in the presence
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

as I have served
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

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Context Readings

Hushai Comes To Absalom

18 Then Hushai said to Absalom, "No, rather, whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, to him I will be, and with him I will remain. 19 {Furthermore}, for whom have I served? [Is] it not in the presence of his son that I have served before your father? {So shall I serve you}!" 20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:34

but if you want to return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I [am] your servant, O king. I used to be a servant of your father, but from then and now I [will be] your servant,' then you can frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel for me.

1 Samuel 28:2

David said to Achish, "Very well, you will know what your servant can do." Achish said to David, "Very well, I will make you {my bodyguard} for life."

1 Samuel 29:8

Then David said to Achish, "But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day that I {entered your service} until this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"

Psalm 55:21

The {buttery words} of his mouth were smooth, but [there was] battle in his heart. His words were smoother than oil, but they [were] drawn swords.

Galatians 2:13

and the rest of the Jews also joined in [this] hypocrisy with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with them in [their] hypocrisy.

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