World English Bible
2 Samuel 19:27
“He has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 19
It happened, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, "Why didn't you go with me, Mephibosheth?
He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.
For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?
The king said to him, "Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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