Verse 24

2 Samuel 14:24

Young's Literal Translation

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24 and the king saith, 'Let him turn round unto his house, and my face he doth not see.' And Absalom turneth round unto his house, and the face of the king he hath not seen.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ יִסֹּ֣ב אֶל בֵּית֔/וֹ וּ/פָנַ֖/י לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וַ/יִּסֹּ֤ב אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל בֵּית֔/וֹ וּ/פְנֵ֥י הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה

English Translation

And the king said, "I will return to my house and my face will not be seen." And Absalom returned to his house and did not see the face of the king.

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Chapter 14 Context

1 And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom, Focus ↗

2 and Joab sendeth to Tekoah, and taketh thence a wise woman, and saith unto her, 'Feign thyself a mou... Focus ↗

3 and thou hast gone unto the king, and spoken unto him, according to this word;' and Joab putteth the... Focus ↗

4 And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto the king, and falleth on her face to the earth, and doth obeis... Focus ↗

5 And the king saith to her, 'What -- to thee?' and she saith, 'Truly a widow woman [am] I, and my hus... Focus ↗

6 and thy maid-servant hath two sons; and they strive both of them in a field, and there is no deliver... Focus ↗

7 and lo, the whole family hath risen against thy maid-servant, and say, Give up him who smiteth his b... Focus ↗

8 And the king saith unto the woman, 'Go to thine house, and I give charge concerning thee.' Focus ↗

9 And the woman of Tekoah saith unto the king, 'On me, my lord, O king, [is] the iniquity, and on the... Focus ↗

10 And the king saith, 'He who speaketh [aught] unto thee, and thou hast brought him unto me, then he d... Focus ↗

11 And she saith, 'Let, I pray thee, the king remember by Jehovah thy God (Elohim), that the redeemer o... Focus ↗

12 And the woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he... Focus ↗

13 And the woman saith, 'And why hast thou thought thus concerning the people of God (Elohim)? yea, the... Focus ↗

14 for we do surely die, and [are] as water which is running down to the earth, which is not gathered,... Focus ↗

15 'And now that I have come to speak unto the king my lord this word, [it is] because the people made... Focus ↗

16 for the king doth hearken to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man [seeking] to destroy me... Focus ↗

17 and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a mes... Focus ↗

18 And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, 'Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I... Focus ↗

19 And the king saith, 'Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith,... Focus ↗

20 in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lo... Focus ↗

21 And the king saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I pray thee, thou hast done this thing; and go, bring back the yo... Focus ↗

22 And Joab falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and blesseth the king, and Joab saith... Focus ↗

23 And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem, Focus ↗

24 and the king saith, 'Let him turn round unto his house, and my face he doth not see.' And Absalom tu...

25 And like Absalom there was no man [so] fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his f... Focus ↗

26 and in his polling his head -- and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth [it], for... Focus ↗

27 And there are born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, and her name [is] Tamar; she was a woman... Focus ↗

28 And Absalom dwelleth in Jerusalem two years of days, and the face of the king he hath not seen; Focus ↗

29 and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto... Focus ↗

30 And he saith unto his servants, 'See, the portion of Joab [is] by the side of mine, and he hath barl... Focus ↗

31 And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, 'Why have thy servants bur... Focus ↗

32 And Absalom saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the ki... Focus ↗

33 And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth [it] to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 14 (33 verses)
Version: Young's Literal Translation

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