1 Chronicles 12:17 
Context| NET © | David went out to meet them and said, 1 “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. 2 But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, 3 may the God of our ancestors 4 take notice and judge!” |
| NIV © | David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in peace, to help me, I am ready to have you unite with me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you." |
| NASB © | David went out to meet them, and said to them, "If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide." |
| NLT © | David went out to meet them and said, "If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see and judge you." |
| MSG © | When David went out to meet them, this is what he said: "If you have come in peace and to help me, you are most welcome to join this company; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies, innocent as I am, the God of our ancestors will see through you and bring judgment on you." |
| BBE © | And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment. |
| NRSV © | David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in friendship, to help me, then my heart will be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, though my hands have done no wrong, then may the God of our ancestors see and give judgment." |
| NKJV © | And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment." |
| KJV | And David <01732> to meet <06440> peaceably <07965> me, mine heart <03824> shall be knit <03162> me to mine enemies <06862>_, seeing [there is] no <03808> wrong <02555> in mine hands <03709>_, the God <0430> of our fathers <01> [it]. {to meet...: Heb. before them} {be knit: Heb. be one} {wrong: or, violence} |
| NASB © | David <01732> went <03318> out to meet <06440> them, and said <0559> to them, "If <0518> you come <0935> peacefully <07965> to me to help <05826> me, my heart <03824> shall be united <03162> with you; but if <0518> to betray <07411> me to my adversaries <06862> , since there is no <03808> wrong <02555> in my hands <03709> , may the God <0430> of our fathers <01> look <07200> on it and decide ."<03198> |
| HEBREW | o (12:17) <12:18> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | David <01732> went out <03318> to meet <06440> them and said <0559> <06030> , “If <0518> you come <0935> to me in peace <07965> and want to help <05826> me, then I will make <03824> an alliance <03162> with you. But if <0518> you come to betray <07411> me to my enemies <06862> when I have not <03808> harmed <03709> <02555> you, may the God <0430> of our ancestors <01> take notice <07200> and judge !”<03198> |
| NET © | David went out to meet them and said, 1 “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. 2 But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, 3 may the God of our ancestors 4 take notice and judge!” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and David went out before them and answered and said to them.” 2 tn Heb “there will be to me concerning you a heart for unity.” 3 tn Heb “with no violence in my hands.” 4 tn Heb “fathers.” |
