2 Samuel 14:28

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 14:28

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Berean Standard Bible

Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king’s face.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 14

²⁶ And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.

²⁷ Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

²⁸ Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

²⁹ Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.

³⁰ Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

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