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2 Samuel 13:39

AbsalomAmnonDavid
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37 Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.

38 After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.

And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
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BSB
And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
KJV
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
WEB
King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
ASV
And [the soul of] king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
DARBY
And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
BLB
And king David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.
ÅB
Dette avholdt kong David fra å dra ut imot Absalom; for han hadde trøstet seg over Amnons død.
OTB
Og kong Davids hjerte lengtet etter å dra ut til Absalom; og han var i angst over sin sønn Amnons død.
B1930
Dette avholdt kong David fra å dra ut imot Absalom; for han hadde trøstet sig over Amnons død.

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  • Genesis 24:67

    And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.

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  • Genesis 38:12

    After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.

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  • Genesis 37:35

    All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

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  • Psalms 84:2

    My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:19–23

    When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:32

    Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.

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  • Philippians 2:26

    For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

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  • Genesis 31:30

    Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

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