1 Kings 2:7

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But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

In other translations

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Hebrew words

וְלִבְנֵיvelivneiand to [the] sons ofH1121בַרְזִלַּיvarzilaiBarzillaiH1271הַגִּלְעָדִיhagil'adithe GileaditeH1569תַּעֲשֶׂה־ta'aseh-you will doH6213חֶסֶדchesedloyaltyH2617וְהָיוּvehayuand they will beH1961בְּאֹכְלֵיbe'okheleiamong [those who] eat ofH398שֻׁלְחָנֶךָshulchanekhatable yourH7979כִּי־ki-forH3588כֵןkhenthusH3651קָרְבוּkarevuthey drew nearH7126אֵלַי'elaito meH413בְּבָרְחִיbevarechiwhen fled IH1272מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440אַבְשָׁלוֹם'avshalomAbsalomH53אָחִיךָ׃'achikhabrother yourH251

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Absalom, Barzillai

Places: Gilead

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