И обратился Авенир к старейшинам Израильским, говоря: и вчера и третьего дня вы желали, чтобы Давид был царём над вами,
Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “For some time you have wanted to make David your king.
And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you.
Now Abner had consultation with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.
Meanwhile, Abner had consulted with the elders of Israel. “For some time now,” he told them, “you have wanted to make David your king.
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, “In time past you were seeking for David to be king over you.
Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;