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2 Samuel 14:21

AbsalomJoab

19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

23 So Joab arose and 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

    Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

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  • Mark 6:26

    And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:39

    For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

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