2 Samuel 19:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, "Return, you and all your men."

New Living Translation
Then Amasa convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, “Return to us, and bring back all who are with you.”

English Standard Version
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”

Berean Study Bible
So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”

New American Standard Bible
So he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”

NASB 1995
Thus he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, saying, "Return, you and all your servants."

NASB 1977
Thus he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”

Amplified Bible
In this way he changed the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”

Christian Standard Bible
So he won over all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: “Come back, you and all your servants.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he won over all the men of Judah, and they sent word to the king: "Come back, you and all your servants."

Contemporary English Version
Soon the tribe of Judah again became followers of David, and they sent him this message: "Come back, and bring your soldiers with you."

Good News Translation
David's words won the complete loyalty of all the men of Judah, and they sent him word to return with all his officials.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the people of Judah were in total agreement. So they sent the king this message: "Come back with all your servants."

International Standard Version
By doing things like this, he persuaded all the men of Judah to unite in support of him. They sent the king this message: "Come on back, you and all of your army!"

NET Bible
He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, "Return, you and all your servants as well."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

New King James Version
So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah, just as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants!”

King James 2000 Bible
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return you, and all your servants.

New Heart English Bible
Thus he won over the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that they sent to the king, saying, "Return, you and all your servants."

World English Bible
He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as [the heart of] one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, "Return, you and all your servants."

American King James Version
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word to the king, Return you, and all your servants.

American Standard Version
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king,'saying , Return thou, and all thy servants.

A Faithful Version
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that they sent to the king, saying, "Return, you and all your servants."

Darby Bible Translation
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, Return, thou and all thy servants.

English Revised Version
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word to the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iudah, as of one man: therefore they sent to the King, saying, Returne thou with all thy seruants.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iuda, euen as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: Returne thou with all thy seruauntes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he bowed the hert of all the men of Iuda as of one man. And they sent vnto ye kynge: Come agayne, thou and all thy seruauntes:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he inclines the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they send to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he inclineth the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they send unto the king, 'Turn back, thou, and all thy servants.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will incline the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; and they will send to the king, Turn back thou, and all thy servants.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And be inclined the heart of all the men of Juda, as it were of one man: and they sent to the king, saying: Return thou, and all thy servants.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he inclined the heart of all the men of Judah, as if one man. And they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he turned the heart of all of them of the house of Yehuda as one man, and they sent to the King and they said to him: “You return and all of your Servants!”

Lamsa Bible
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, saying, Return you and all your servants.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king: 'Return thou, and all thy servants.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda as that of one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.
















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