2-Samuel - 18:30



30 The king said, "Turn aside, and stand here." He turned aside, and stood still.

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And the king said, Turn aside and stand here. And he turned aside and stood still.
And the king saith, 'Turn round, station thyself here;' and he turneth round and standeth still.
And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
And the king said to him, "Pass, and stand here." And when he had passed and stood still,

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Stand here - He intended to confront two messengers, and compare their accounts.

And the king said unto him, turn aside, and stand here,.... On the side of him, not far from him, until the other messenger came, that he might learn from them both the true state of the case:
and he turned aside, and stood still; saying nothing more to the king, nor he to him.

And the king said, "Turn, and stand here," that he might hear the further news from the Cushite, who had just arrived.

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