2 Samuel 19:18 (KJV)

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And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household and to do what he thought good And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was come over Jordan

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what he thought good. Heb. the good in his eyes. fell down. Ps 66:3 Ps 81:15 Re 3:9

And there.The LXX. connecting this the with preceding verse, render, [kai kateuthynan ton lordanen emposthen tou basileos, kai eleitourgesan ten leitourgian tou diabibasai ton basilea,] "and they made ready Jordan before the king, and did the necessary service to bring over the king;" and the Vulgate has, {et irrumpentes Jordanem, ante regem transierunt vada, ut traducerent domum regis,} "and breaking into Jordan, they passed the fords before the king, to bring over the king's household." Josephus says they prepared a bridge over the Jordan, to facilitate his passage.

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