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2 Samuel 14:21

AbsalomJoab

19 So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.

20 Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

22 Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”

23 So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

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BSB
Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”
KJV
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
WEB
The king said to Joab, “Behold now, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, and bring the young man Absalom back.”
ASV
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.
DARBY
And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: so go, bring back the young man Absalom.
BLB
And the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I have granted this thing. Go and bring back the young man Absalom.”
ÅB
Deretter sa kongen til Joab: Vel! jeg skal gjøre så[^1]! Ta nå avsted og før den unge mann Absalom tilbake!
OTB
Da sa kongen til Joab, “Se nå, jeg vil gjøre denne ting. Gå derfor, bring tilbake den unge mannen Absalom.”
B1930
Derefter sa kongen til Joab: Vel! jeg skal gjøre så! Ta nu avsted og før den unge mann Absalom tilbake! / < d.e. opfylle ditt ønske.>

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  • 2 Samuel 14:11

    “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

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  • Mark 6:26

    The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:39

    As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.

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