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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

2 Samuel 14:23

So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Absalom;   David;   Intercession;   Joab;   Kindness;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mediator, Mediation;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Court Systems;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Wisdom;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Geshur ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Absalom;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Geshur;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Absalom;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
So Yo'av arose and went to Geshur, and brought Avshalom to Yerushalayim.
King James Version
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New Century Version
Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
New English Translation
So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioab arose, and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
Joab went to Geshur to get Absalom. But when they came back to Jerusalem,
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Yo'av got up, went to G'shur and brought Avshalom to Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
Then he got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And Joab rose up and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Ioab gat him vp, and wente vnto Gesur, and broughte Absalom to Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Ioab arose, and went to Gesur, and brought Absalom to Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
So Ioab arose, and went to Geshur, & brought Absalom to Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought Abessalom to Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Joab roos, and yede in to Gessur, and brouyte Absolon in to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem,
Update Bible Version
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
World English Bible
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New King James Version
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
So Joab got up and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
So Joab set off, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joab arose, and went to Geshur, - and brought Absolom to Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Joab arose and went to Gessur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
So Jo'ab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Ab'salom to Jerusalem.
THE MESSAGE
Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. The king said, "He may return to his house, but he is not to see me face-to-face." So Absalom returned home, but was not permitted to see the king.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

21Then the king said to Joab, "I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom." 22Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. "Today," said Joab, "your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request." 23So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.24But the king added, "He may return to his house, but he must not see my face." So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king. 25Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw. 26And when he cut the hair of his head-he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy-he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard. 27Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Geshur: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:37

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites 2 Samuel 13:38 - General 2 Samuel 15:8 - Geshur 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Geshur

Cross-References

Genesis 14:9
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar-four kings against five.
Genesis 14:12
They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
Genesis 14:15
During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer's army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
Genesis 14:16
He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
1 Kings 13:8
But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.
2 Kings 5:16
But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it." And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
2 Kings 5:20
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him."
2 Corinthians 12:14
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Joab arose and went to Geshur,.... Where Absalom was with his grandfather, the king of the place; see 2 Samuel 13:37;

and brought Absalom to Jerusalem; from thence, which, according to Bunting t, was the distance of eighty eight miles from it.

t Travels, &c. p 146, 148.


 
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