2 Samuel 14:23
21 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.
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- KJV
- So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- WEB
- So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- ASV
- So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- BLB
- And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and he brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Så gjorde Joab seg rede og dro til Gesur og førte Absalom til Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Så dro Joab til Gesjur og brakte Absalom tilbake til Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Så gjorde Joab sig rede og drog til Gesur og førte Absalom til Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 13:37–38
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
Read in context2 Samuel 3:3
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
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