2 Samuel 13:38
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
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- 2 Samuel 14:23Rank 1 from verse 38
- 2 Samuel 14:32Rank 2 from verse 38
32And 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.
32And Absalom answered Ioab, Behold, I sent vnto thee, saying, come hither, that I may send thee to the king to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had bene good for mee to haue bene there still: now therefore let me see the kings face: and if there bee any iniquitie in me, let him kill me.
- 2 Samuel 15:8Rank 3 from verse 38
8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.
8For thy seruant vowed a vowe while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring mee againe in deed to Ierusalem, then I will serue the LORD.
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2 Samuel 13:38
Past-tense or past-participial form of flee (to run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil).
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Periods of twelve months.
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37¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
37¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the sonne of ‖Ammihud king of Geshur: and Dauid mourned for his sonne euery day.
38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
Selected passage39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
39And the soule of king Dauid ‖longed to goe foorth vnto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.