2 Samuel 19:11

Lutherbibel

Der König aber sandte zu Zadok und Abjathar, den Priestern, und ließ ihnen sagen: Redet mit den Ältesten in Juda und sprecht: Warum wollt ihr die letzten sein, den König wieder zu holen in sein Haus? (Denn die Rede des ganzen Israel war vor den König gekommen in sein Haus.)

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Und der König David sandte zu Zadok und Abjatar, den Priestern, und ließ ihnen sagen: Redet mit den Ältesten Judas und sagt zu ihnen: Warum wollt ihr die Letzten sein, den König wieder in sein Haus zu holen? denn was von ganz Israel geredet wurde, war vor den König in sein Haus gekommen.

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Und der König David sandte zu Zadok und zu Abjathar, den Priestern, und sprach: Redet zu den Ältesten von Juda und sprechet: Warum wollt ihr die letzten sein, den König in sein Haus zurückzuführen? Denn die Rede des ganzen Israel ist zum König in sein Haus gekommen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sent: 2 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 15:35, 2 Samuel 15:36, 1 Kings 2:25, 1 Kings 2:26, 1 Kings 2:35

Speak: 2 Corinthians 5:20

Why are: Matthew 5:16, 2 Thessalonians 3:9

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:4 - the men of Judah 2 Samuel 19:40 - all the people

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests,.... Who were at Jerusalem, and in his interest; perhaps by Ahimaaz and Jonathan their sons:

saying, speak unto the elders of Judah; particularly those that were at Jerusalem, with whom they had an interest:

saying, why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? to his palace at Jerusalem, since David was of their tribe, and was first anointed their king: what might make them the more backward to it was their being so deep in the rebellion, which was formed and cherished among them, and brought to the height it was, through their connivance and encouragement, both at Hebron and Jerusalem; and therefore they might fear the resentment of David, and that he would not be easily reconciled unto them:

seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [even] to his house: or he has received invitations from all the tribes of Israel to return to his house or palace at Jerusalem; and so this was a part of the message of David to the priests, to be told to the elders as an aggravation of their backwardness, and as an argument to excite them to their duty; though some think these are the words of the historian, to be inserted in a parenthesis, as in our version.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 19:11. Speak unto the elders of Judah — David was afraid to fall out with this tribe: they were in possession of Jerusalem, and this was a city of great importance to him. They had joined Absalom in his rebellion; and doubtless were now ashamed of their conduct. David appears to take no notice of their infidelity, but rather to place confidence in them, that their confidence in him might be naturally excited: and, to oblige them yet farther, purposes to make Amasa captain of the host in the place of Joab.