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2 Samuel 14:27

AbsalomTamar

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.

26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

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BSB
Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
KJV
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
WEB
Three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman with a beautiful face.
ASV
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
DARBY
And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful countenance.
BLB
And were born to Absalom three sons and one daughter, and her name [was] Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance.
ÅB
Absalom fikk tre sønner og én datter som hette Tamar; hun var en fager kvinne.
OTB
Absalom hadde tre sønner og en datter som het Tamar. Hun var en kvinne med et vakkert utseende.
B1930
Absalom fikk tre sønner og én datter som hette Tamar; hun var en fager kvinne.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:18

    Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.

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  • 2 Samuel 13:1

    And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

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  • Jeremiah 22:30

    Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

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  • Isaiah 14:22

    For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.

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  • Job 18:16–19

    His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

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