And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.
and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
and I have been more vile than this, and have been low in mine eyes, and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them I am honoured.'
And I will make myself yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and of the handmaids that thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign