2 Samuel 13:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.”
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BSBPD
“After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 13:38 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 3:3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
- 2 Samuel 14:13The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?
- 2 Samuel 14:23So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 14:32“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.”
- 2 Samuel 15:8For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”
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