2 Samuel 14:33
31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
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.
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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.
[^1]: d.e. oppfylle ditt ønske. - 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 15:20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Read in contextGenesis 33:4
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Read in contextGenesis 45:15
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Read in contextGenesis 27:26
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
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