2 Samuel 14:23
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
So Ioab arose, and went to Geshur, & brought Absalom to Ierusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 13:37–38Rank 1 from verse 23
37¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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 yeeres.
- 2 Samuel 3:3Rank 2 from verse 23
3And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
3And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: and the third, Absalom the sonne of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
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2 Samuel 14:23
1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.
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22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
22And Ioab fell to the ground on his face, & bowed himselfe, and †thanked the king: and Ioab said, To day thy seruant knoweth that I haue found grace in thy sight, my lord O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of ‖his seruant.
23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
23So Ioab arose, and went to Geshur, & brought Absalom to Ierusalem.
Selected passage24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
24And the king said, Let him turne to his owne house, & let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his owne house, and sawe not the kings face.