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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13:37¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
13:37¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the sonne of ‖Ammihud king of Geshur: and Dauid mourned for his sonne euery day.
13:38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
13:38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
Selected passage13:39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
13:39And the soule of king Dauid ‖longed to goe foorth vnto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.