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1 Chronicles 12:17

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17And David went out to meet themf and answered and said to them, “If you come in peace to me, to help me, my heart will be joined with you,g but if you come to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong on my hands, may the God of our fathers see and pass judgment.”

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  1. fLiterally “before them”
  2. gLiterally “the heart will be to me to you together”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge.”

NLTNew Living Translation

David went out to meet them and said, “If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.