2 Samuel 14:1

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 14:1

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

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KJV

King James Version

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart [was] toward Absalom.

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WEB

World English Bible

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 14

¹ Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

² So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

³ Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

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