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sent to Zadok and to Abiathar
This means that David sent a messenger to Zadok and Abiathar. AT: "sent a messenger to Zadok and to Abiathar" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Why are you the last to bring the king back ... to bring him back to his palace?
This rhetorical question is asked to rebuke the elders in Judah. This can be written as a statement. AT: "You should have been the first to favor the king and bring him back to the palace, not the people of the nation of Israel." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
since the talk of all Israel favors the king, to bring
The noun "talk" can be expressed with the verb "talk" or "speak." AT: "since all Israel speaks favorably about the king and desires to bring" or "since what the people of Israel are saying is in the king's favor, to bring" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
to bring the king back to his palace
Here restoring the king's authority to rule is spoken of as bringing him back to his palace. AT: "to restore the king's authority as king" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
You are my brothers, my flesh and bone
The king uses these to phrases to emphasize that they are closely related. Being or having the same flesh is a metaphor for belonging to the same family or tribe. AT: "You are my brothers, and we have the same flesh and bone" or "You are my brothers, my close relatives" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Why then are you the last to bring back the king?
This is the second rhetorical question here and it is also a rebuke for the elders of Judah. This can be written as a statement. AT: "You should have been the first, not the last, to bring back the king." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)