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2 Samuel 18:4

The king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

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2 Samuel 18:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

The king answered, “I will do whatever seems best to you.”

So the king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“If you think that’s the best plan, I’ll do it,” the king answered. So he stood alongside the gate of the town as all the troops marched out in groups of hundreds and of thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then the king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

The king said to his people, “I will do what you think is best.” So the king stood at the side of the gate as the army went out in groups of a hundred and a thousand.

2 Samuel 18:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the king said to them, I will do what is good in your sight. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“I’ll do what you think best,” the king responded. So the king stood by the gate while all the troops marched out by battalions and regiments. 

2 Samuel 18:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“I will do whatever you think is best,” the king replied to them. So he stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The king said to them, “I will do what seems good in your eyes.” So the king stood at the side of the gate while all of the troops went out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The king said, “I’ll do what you think is best.”

So the king stood beside the city gate. The whole army marched out in companies of hundreds and companies of thousands.

2 Samuel 18:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then the king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and thousands.


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