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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.”

2 Samuel 15:25

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David's son Absalom has staged a rebellion, and David flees Jerusalem with his household and loyal followers. Zadok and the Levites bring the ark of the covenant out with him, hoping it will protect the king.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.

World English Bible (WEB)

The king said to Zadok, “Carry God’s ark back into the city. If I find favor in Yahweh’s eyes, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation;

King James Version (KJV)

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pero dijo el rey á Sadoc: Vuelve el arca de Dios á la ciudad; que si yo hallare gracia en los ojos de Jehová, él me volverá, y me hará ver á ella y á su tabernáculo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces, siguiendo las instrucciones de David, Sadoc llevó el cofre de regreso a la ciudad. ―Si es la voluntad del Señor —dijo David—, él me permitirá regresar para ver el cofre y el santuario nuevamente. Pero si no, que haga conmigo lo que mejor le parezca.

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