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2 Samuel 14:23
Then Joab arose and went to Gessur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
So Joab got up, 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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And Joab arose, and went to Geshur, - and brought Absolom to Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
So Jo'ab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Ab'salom to Jerusalem.
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.
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.
So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
21 And the king said to Joab: Behold I am appeased and have granted thy request: Go therefore and fetch back the boy Absalom. 22 And Joab falling down to the ground upon his face, adored, and blessed the king: and Joab said: This day thy servant hath understood, that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king: for thou hast fulfilled the request of thy servant. 23 Then Joab arose and went to Gessur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 But the king said: Let him return into his house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned into his house, and saw not the king’s face. 25 But in all Israel there was not a man so comely, and so exceedingly beautiful as Absalom: from the sole of the foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 26 And when he polled his hair (now he was polled once a year, because his hair was burdensome to him) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred sicles, according to the common weight. 27 And there were born to Absalom three sons: and one daughter, whose name was Thamar, and she was very beautiful.
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
To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five.
To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five.
Genesis 14:12
And Lot also, the son of Abram’s brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his substance.
And Lot also, the son of Abram’s brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his substance.
Genesis 14:15
And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night, and defeated them: and pursued them as far as Hoba, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night, and defeated them: and pursued them as far as Hoba, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, the women also, and the people.
And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, the women also, and the people.
1 Kings 13:8
And the man of God answered the king: If thou wouldst give me half thy house, I will not go with thee, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place:
And the man of God answered the king: If thou wouldst give me half thy house, I will not go with thee, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place:
2 Kings 5:16
But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.
But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.
2 Kings 5:20
But Giezi, the servant of the man of God, said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving of him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him.
But Giezi, the servant of the man of God, said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving of him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him.
2 Corinthians 12:14
Behold now the third time I am ready to come to you and I will not be burthensome unto you. For I seek not the things that are yours, but you. For neither ought the children to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Behold now the third time I am ready to come to you and I will not be burthensome unto you. For I seek not the things that are yours, but you. For neither ought the children to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee.
Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee.
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.
