2 Samuel 14:33

31 Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

32 “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

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BSB
So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
KJV
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
WEB
So Joab came to the king and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
ASV
So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
DARBY
And Joab came to the king, and told him. And he called Absalom, and he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
BLB
And Joab went to the king and told him, and he called for Absalom, and he came to the king and bowed himself on his nose to the ground before the face of the king. And the king kissed Absalom.
ÅB
Da gikk Joab inn til kongen og sa det til ham, og han kalte Absalom til seg, og han kom inn til kongen; og han kastet seg på sitt ansikt til jorden for kongen, og kongen kysset Absalom.
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OTB
Så kom Joab til kongen og fortalte ham. Da kalte han på Absalom, som kom til kongen og bøyde seg med sitt ansikt til jorden for kongen, og kongen kysset Absalom.
B1930
Da gikk Joab inn til kongen og sa det til ham, og han kalte Absalom til sig, og han kom inn til kongen; og han kastet sig på sitt ansikt til jorden for kongen, og kongen kysset Absalom.

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Cross references

  • Luke 15:20

    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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  • Genesis 33:4

    Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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  • Genesis 45:15

    Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

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  • Genesis 27:26

    Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

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