2 Samuel 19:12
2 Samuel 19:11-13 The Message (MSG)
When David heard what was being said, he sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why are you so laggard in bringing the king back home? You’re my brothers! You’re my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to bring the king back home?’ And tell Amasa, ‘You, too, are my flesh and blood. As God is my witness, I’m making you the permanent commander of the army in place of Joab.’”
2 Samuel 19:12 King James Version (KJV)
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
2 Samuel 19:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’
2 Samuel 19:12 New Century Version (NCV)
You are my brothers, my own family. Why are you the last tribe to bring back the king?’
2 Samuel 19:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
2 Samuel 19:12 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?”
2 Samuel 19:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
You are my brethren, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’
2 Samuel 19:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You are my brothers (relatives, relations); you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’