2 Samuel 16:22

JPS Old Testament

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.--

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Hebrew Names Version
So they spread Avshalom a tent on the top of the house; and Avshalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Yisra'el.

King James Version
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Lexham English Bible
Then they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he went in to the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.

English Standard Version
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

New Century Version
So they put up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace where everyone in Israel could see it. And Absalom had sexual relations with his father's slave women.

New English Translation
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom had sex with his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Amplified Bible
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the king's palace], and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

New American Standard Bible
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom had relations with his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Absalom had a tent set up on the flat roof of the palace, and everyone watched as he went into the tent with his father's wives.

Complete Jewish Bible
So they set up a tent for Avshalom on the roof of the palace; and Avshalom went in to sleep with his father's concubines in the sight of all Isra'el.

Darby Translation
So they spread a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then they put up a tent for Absalom up on the roof of the house. Absalom had sexual relations with his father's wives so that all the Israelites could see what happened.

George Lamsa Translation
So they pitched a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Good News Translation
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the palace roof, and in the sight of everyone Absalom went in and had intercourse with his father's concubines.

Literal Translation
And they spread out a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines before the eyes of all Israel.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then made they a tente vnto Absalom vpon the house toppe. And Absalom laye with his fathers concubynes in the sighte of all Israel.

American Standard Version
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Bible in Basic English
So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so they spread Absalom a tent vpon the toppe of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

King James Version (1611)
So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines, in the sight of all Israel.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

English Revised Version
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei tildeden Absolon a tabernacle in the soler, and he entride to the concubyns of his fadir bifor al Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And they spread out for Absalom the tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.

Update Bible Version
So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

World English Bible
So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

New King James Version
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

New Living Translation
So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines.

New Life Bible
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's women so that the eyes of all Israel could see.

New Revised Standard
So they pitched a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they stretched out for Absolom a tent, upon the house-top, - and Absolom went in unto his father's concubines, in the sight of all Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and he went in to his father’s concubines before all Israel.

Revised Standard Version
So they pitched a tent for Ab'salom upon the roof; and Ab'salom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. ¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Long live the king, long live the king.' ¹⁷ And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?' ¹⁸ And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide. ¹⁹ And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.' ²⁰ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.' ²¹ And Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.' ²² So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.-- ²³ Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired of the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the top: 2 Samuel 11:2

went in: 2 Samuel 12:11, 2 Samuel 12:12, 2 Samuel 15:16, 2 Samuel 20:3, Numbers 25:6, Isaiah 3:9, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 8:12, Ezekiel 24:7, Philippians 3:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:22 - lay with Genesis 38:26 - And he knew Leviticus 18:8 - General Deuteronomy 27:20 - General Judges 19:1 - a concubine 2 Samuel 3:7 - gone in 1 Kings 2:21 - Let Abishag Psalms 55:10 - mischief Psalms 71:4 - out of the Ezekiel 22:10 - discovered 1 Corinthians 5:1 - that one

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house,.... On the top of his father's palace; this, as houses in Jerusalem and Judea were, was built flat, Deuteronomy 22:8; and it was on the very spot from whence David had a sight of Bathsheba, and conceived an impure lust after her. The Targum renders it, a canopy; which Kimchi describes as consisting of four pillars, upon and round about which curtains were hung:

and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel; they saw the tent or canopy erected, and saw him go into it, and might reasonably conclude he lay with his father's concubines, or half wives, in it; and this being done in so public a manner fulfilled the prophecy, which said it should be done in the sight of the sun, and of all Israel, 2 Samuel 12:11; this shows how corrupt the people of Israel were at this time, at least those that were with Absalom, that there should be none to object to the counsel Ahithophel gave, nor any to remonstrate against the execution of it, but all seemed to look upon it with pleasure; nor even did Hushai, David's friend, oppose it; perhaps he saw it was to no purpose.