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11 Then King David (beloved) sent this message to Zadok (righteous) and Abiathar (my father is great), the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah (praised), ‘Why should you⁺ be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel (he wrestles with God) has reached the king at his quarters? 12 You⁺ are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you⁺ be the last to restore the king?’ 13 And say to Amasa (burden), ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God {Elohim} punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab (YHWH is father)!’” 14 So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah (praised) as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.” 15 So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan (flowing down), the men of Judah (praised) came to Gilgal (a wheel) to meet him and escort him across the Jordan. 2 Samuel 19:11-15, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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