2 Samuel 19 · Verse 22

2 Samuel 19:22

And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
2 Samuel 19:22, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:22 in other translations

BSBAnd David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
WEBDavid said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For don’t I know that I am king over Israel today?”
ASVAnd David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
YLTAnd David saith, ‘What--to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah, that ye are to me to-day for an adversary? to-day is any man put to death in Israel? for have I not known that to-day I am king over Israel?'
DARBYAnd David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Should there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
BBEAnd David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.
WebsterAnd David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

What does 2 Samuel 19:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

16-23. Shemei ... a thousand men of Benjamin with him--This display of [Shemei's] followers was to show what force he could raise against or in support of the king. Expressing the deepest regret for his former outrageous conduct, he was pardoned on the spot; and although the son of Zeruiah urged the expediency of making this chief a public example, his officiousness was repulsed by David with magnanimity, and with…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.

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2 Samuel 19:22 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
לִּ֤יli[is] to me
וְלָכֶם֙ve.la.Khemand to <the> you
בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiO sons ofH1121
צְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahZeruiahH6870
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
תִֽהְיוּ\־tih.yu-you will becomeH1961
לִ֥יlito <the> me
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
לְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.Tan<into> an adversaryH7854
הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
י֤וּמַתYu.matwill he be put to death?H4191
אִישׁ֙'ishanyoneH376
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808
יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tido I knowH3045
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
אֲנִי\־'a.ni-IH589
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[am] kingH4428
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:22

  • 1 Samuel 11:13

    And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 16:10

    And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

  • 2 Samuel 3:39

    And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

  • Matthew 8:29

    And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

  • Luke 9:54-56

    And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

  • 1 Samuel 26:8

    Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

  • Isaiah 16:5

    And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

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3:39; 16:10; 1Sa 26:8; Mt 8:29
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1Sa 11:13; Isa 16:5; Lu 9:54-56

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 19:21

    But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?

  • 2 Samuel 19:22

    And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

  • 2 Samuel 19:23

    Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

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2 Samuel 19:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
David entonces dijo: ¿Qué tenéis vosotros conmigo, hijos de Sarvia, que me habéis de ser hoy adversarios? ¿ha de morir hoy alguno en Israel? ¿no conozco yo que hoy soy rey sobre Israel?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Abishaï, fils de Tseruïa, répondit et dit: Ne fera-t-on pas mourir Shimhi pour cela, car il a maudit l’oint de l’ Éternel?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber David sprach: Was haben wir miteinander zu schaffen, ihr Söhne der Zeruja, daß ihr mir heute zu Widersachern werdet? Sollte heute ein Mann in Israel getötet werden? Denn weiß ich nicht, daß ich heute König bin über Israel?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait David: Quid mihi et vobis, filii Sarviæ? cur efficimini mihi hodie in satan? ergone hodie interficietur vir in Israël? an ignoro hodie me factum regem super Israël?