The king said to him, “Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
- BSB The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”
- NKJV So the king said to him, “Why do you speak anymore of your matters? I have said, ‘You and Ziba divide the land.’ ”
- NASB So the king said to him, “Why do you still speak of your affairs? I have decided, ‘You and Ziba shall divide the land.’ ”
- NLT “You’ve said enough,” David replied. “I’ve decided that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you.”
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Cross-references · 6
- Deut 19:17–19then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
- Job 19:16–17I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I beg him with my mouth.
- Prov 18:13He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
- Acts 18:15but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”
- Ps 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.
- Ps 101:5I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.
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