2 Samuel 14:28
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.
27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
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.
30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
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
- Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
- KJV
- So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
- WEB
- Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.
- ASV
- And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king`s face.
- DARBY
- So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face.
- BLB
- And Absalom dwelt in Jerusalem two full years, and the face of the king he did not see.
- ÅB
- Absalom bodde i Jerusalem i to år men kom ikke for kongens øyne.
- OTB
- Absalom ble i Jerusalem i to hele år uten å se kongens ansikt.
- B1930
- Absalom bodde i Jerusalem i to år men kom ikke for kongens øine.