2 Samuel 19 · Verse 42

2 Samuel 19:42

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?
2 Samuel 19:42, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:42 in other translations

BSBAnd all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”
WEBAll the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? Or has he given us any gift?”
ASVAnd all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?
YLTAnd all the men of Judah answer against the men of Israel, ‘Because the king is near unto us, and why is this--ye are displeased about this matter? have we at all eaten of the king's substance? a gift hath he lifted up to us?'
DARBYAnd all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?
BBEAnd all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?
WebsterAnd all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?

What does 2 Samuel 19:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:31-43

31-40. Barzillai the Gileadite--The rank, great age, and chivalrous devotion of this Gileadite chief wins our respect. His declining to go to court, his recommendation of his son, his convoy across the Jordan, and his parting scene with the king, are interesting incidents. What mark of royal favor was bestowed on Chimham has not been recorded; but it is probable that David gave a great part of his personal patrimony…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 Wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? - We have not done this for our own advantage; we have gained nothing by it; we did it through loyal attachment to our king.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:40-43

The men of Israel though themselves despised, and the fiercer words of the men of Judah produced very bad effects. Much evil might be avoided, if men would watch against pride, and remember that a soft answer turneth away wrath. Though we have right and reason on our side, if we speak it with fierceness, God is displeased.

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2 Samuel 19:42 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'Anand he answeredH6030
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
אִ֨ישׁ'ish<the> man ofH376
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
עַל\־'al-toH5921
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
קָר֤וֹבka.Rov[is] closeH7138
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
וְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahand <to> why?H4100
זֶּה֙zehthisH2088
חָרָ֣הcha.Rahhas it burnedH2734
לְךָ֔le.Khato <the> you
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Varthe matterH1697
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
הֶאָכ֤וֹלhe.'a.Khol¿ really <to eat>H398
אָכַ֙לְנוּ֙'a.Khal.nuhave we eatenH398
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אִם\־'im-or?H518
נִשֵּׂ֥אתni.Setreally <be taken away>H5379
נִשָּׂ֖אni.Sa'has it been taken awayH5375
לָֽנוּ\׃\ \סLa.nuby <the> us

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:42

  • 2 Samuel 19:12

    Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3-17

    The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. …

  • 2 Samuel 5:1

    Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Because.
12; 5:1; 1Ch 2:3-17

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 19:41

    And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?

  • 2 Samuel 19:42

    And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

  • 2 Samuel 19:43

    And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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2 Samuel 19:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y todos los varones de Judá respondieron á todos los de Israel: Porque el rey es nuestro pariente. Mas ¿por qué os enojáis vosotros de eso? ¿hemos nosotros comido algo del rey? ¿hemos recibido de él algún don?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et voici, tous les hommes d’Israël vinrent vers le roi, et dirent au roi: Pourquoi nos frères, les hommes de Juda, t’ont-ils enlevé et ont-ils fait passer le Jourdain au roi, et à sa maison, et à tous les hommes de David avec lui?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alle Männer von Juda antworteten den Männern von Israel: Weil der König mir nahe steht; und warum bist du denn über diese Sache erzürnt? Haben wir etwa von dem König Nahrung empfangen, oder hat er uns irgend ein Geschenk gemacht?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et respondit omnis vir Juda ad viros Israël: Quia mihi propior est rex: cur irasceris super hac re? numquid comedimus aliquid ex rege, aut munera nobis data sunt?