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2Sa 19:18 — 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;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

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."
what he thought good		Heb. the good in his eyes
fell down		Psa 66:3; Psa 81:15; Rev 3:9

Correlating Passages

fell down

	Psa 66:3	Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
	Psa 81:15	The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
	Rev 3:9	Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 19:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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