2 Samuel 19:12
◄  2 Samuel 19:12  ►
New International Version (©2011)
You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?'

New Living Translation (©2007)
You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?"

English Standard Version (©2001)
You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?'

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
You are my brothers, my flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?'

International Standard Version (©2012)
You're my relatives! You're my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last to bring back the king?'

NET Bible (©2006)
You are my brothers--my very own flesh and blood! Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?'

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. Why should you be the last to bring back the king?'

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
You are my brethren, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?

American King James Version
You are my brothers, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?

American Standard Version
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Douay-Rheims Bible
You are my brethren, you are my bone, and my flesh, why are you the last to bring back the king?

Darby Bible Translation
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?

English Revised Version
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why then are ye the last to bring back the king?

World English Bible
You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?'

Young's Literal Translation
my brethren ye are, my bone and my flesh ye are, and why are ye last to bring back the king?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

19:9-15 God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of his enemies, Ps 110:2,3.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 12. - My bones; Hebrew, my bone and my flesh, so nearly related as to be part of my own self (Genesis 2:23).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh,.... Being of the same tribe, and therefore he should deal gently with them, as if they were parts of his body; and not be severe upon them, for the hand they had in the conspiracy, as they might fear:

and wherefore then are ye the last to bring the king back? since they were so nearly related to him, and he so ready to forgive them.

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David Restored as King
…11And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 12You are my brothers, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king? 13And say you to Amasa, Are you not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

Romans 11:14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
Genesis 29:14 Then Laban said to him, "You are my own flesh and blood." Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,
2 Samuel 5:1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.
2 Samuel 19:41 Soon all the men of Israel were coming to the king and saying to him, "Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, steal the king away and bring him and his household across the Jordan, together with all his men?"
2 Samuel 19:42 All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "We did this because the king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about it? Have we eaten any of the king's provisions? Have we taken anything for ourselves?"