26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?


In Context

23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal- hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

27 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous and be valiant.

2 Samuel 13:26 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:26Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us." The king asked him, "Why should he go with you?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:26And Absalom said: If thou wilt not come, at least let my brother Amnon, I beseech thee, come with us. And the king said to him: It is not necessary that he should go with thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:26And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:26Then Absalom said, |If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.| The king said to him, |Why should he go with you?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:26And Absalom saith, 'If not — let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;' and the king saith to him, 'Why doth he go with thee?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray you, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?