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King James Version
2 Samuel 13:38
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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Christian Standard Bible®
After Absalom had fled to Geshur and had been there three years,
After Absalom had fled to Geshur and had been there three years,
Hebrew Names Version
So Avshalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Avshalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Lexham English Bible
But Absalom had fled and went to Geshur, and he was there three years.
But Absalom had fled and went to Geshur, and he was there three years.
English Standard Version
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
New Century Version
After Absalom ran away to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.
After Absalom ran away to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.
New English Translation
After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.
After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.
Amplified Bible
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there for three years.
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there for three years.
New American Standard Bible
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there for three years.
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there for three years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
Complete Jewish Bible
So Avshalom fled, went to G'shur and stayed there three years.
So Avshalom fled, went to G'shur and stayed there three years.
Darby Translation
Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Easy-to-Read Version
After Absalom had run away to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.
After Absalom had run away to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.
George Lamsa Translation
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Literal Translation
And Absalom had fled, and had gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
And Absalom had fled, and had gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Absalom was fled and gone vnto Gesur, he was there thre yeare.
Whan Absalom was fled and gone vnto Gesur, he was there thre yeare.
American Standard Version
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Bible in Basic English
And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Absalom escaped, and went to Gesur, and was there three yeres.
And so Absalom escaped, and went to Gesur, and was there three yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
King James Version (1611)
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So Abessalom fled, and departed to Gedsur, and was there three years.
So Abessalom fled, and departed to Gedsur, and was there three years.
English Revised Version
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Berean Standard Bible
After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Absolon, whanne he hadde fled, and hadde come in to Gessur, was there thre yeer.
Forsothe Absolon, whanne he hadde fled, and hadde come in to Gessur, was there thre yeer.
Young's Literal Translation
And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;
And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;
Update Bible Version
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
World English Bible
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
New King James Version
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
New Living Translation
He stayed there in Geshur for three years.
He stayed there in Geshur for three years.
New Life Bible
So Absalom had run away to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom had run away to Geshur, and was there three years.
New Revised Standard
Absalom, having fled to Geshur, stayed there three years.
Absalom, having fled to Geshur, stayed there three years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Absolom, had fled, and had taken his journey to Geshur, - and it came to pass that he was there three years.
But, Absolom, had fled, and had taken his journey to Geshur, - and it came to pass that he was there three years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Absalom after he was fled, and come into Gessur, was there three years.
And Absalom after he was fled, and come into Gessur, was there three years.
Revised Standard Version
So Ab'salom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Ab'salom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
THE MESSAGE
Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David's son, had a sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also David's son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She was a virgin, so he couldn't see how he could get his hands on her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said to Amnon, "Why are you moping around like this, day after day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what's eating at you." "In a word, Tamar," said Amnon. "My brother Absalom's sister. I'm in love with her." "Here's what you do," said Jonadab. "Go to bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to visit you, say, ‘Have my sister Tamar come and prepare some supper for me here where I can watch her and she can feed me.'" So Amnon took to his bed and acted sick. When the king came to visit, Amnon said, "Would you do me a favor? Have my sister Tamar come and make some nourishing dumplings here where I can watch her and be fed by her." David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. She took dough, kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and served him, he wouldn't eat. Amnon said, "Clear everyone out of the house," and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy." She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she got ready to feed him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, sister!" "No, brother!" she said, "Don't hurt me! This kind of thing isn't done in Israel! Don't do this terrible thing! Where could I ever show my face? And you—you'll be out on the street in disgrace. Oh, please! Speak to the king—he'll let you marry me." But he wouldn't listen. Being much stronger than she, he raped her. No sooner had Amnon raped her than he hated her—an immense hatred. The hatred that he felt for her was greater than the love he'd had for her. "Get up," he said, "and get out!" "Oh no, brother," she said. "Please! This is an even worse evil than what you just did to me!" But he wouldn't listen to her. He called for his valet. "Get rid of this woman. Get her out of my sight! And lock the door after her." The valet threw her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long-sleeved gown. (That's how virgin princesses used to dress from early adolescence on.) Tamar poured ashes on her head, then she ripped the long-sleeved gown, held her head in her hands, and walked away, sobbing as she went. Her brother Absalom said to her, "Has your brother Amnon had his way with you? Now, my dear sister, let's keep it quiet—a family matter. He is, after all, your brother. Don't take this so hard." Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's home, bitter and desolate. King David heard the whole story and was enraged, but he didn't discipline Amnon. David doted on him because he was his firstborn. Absalom quit speaking to Amnon—not a word, whether good or bad—because he hated him for violating his sister Tamar. Two years went by. One day Absalom threw a sheep-shearing party in Baal Hazor in the vicinity of Ephraim and invited all the king's sons. He also went to the king and invited him. "Look, I'm throwing a sheep-shearing party. Come, and bring your servants." But the king said, "No, son—not this time, and not the whole household. We'd just be a burden to you." Absalom pushed, but David wouldn't budge. But he did give him his blessing. Then Absalom said, "Well, if you won't come, at least let my brother Amnon come." "And why," said the king, "should he go with you?" But Absalom was so insistent that he gave in and let Amnon and all the rest of the king's sons go. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king. Then he instructed his servants, "Look sharp, now. When Amnon is well into the sauce and feeling no pain, and I give the order ‘Strike Amnon,' kill him. And don't be afraid—I'm the one giving the command. Courage! You can do it!" Absalom's servants did to Amnon exactly what their master ordered. All the king's sons got out as fast as they could, jumped on their mules, and rode off. While they were still on the road, a rumor came to the king: "Absalom just killed all the king's sons—not one is left!" The king stood up, ripped his clothes to shreds, and threw himself on the floor. All his servants who were standing around at the time did the same. Just then, Jonadab, his brother Shimeah's son, stepped up. "My master must not think that all the young men, the king's sons, are dead. Only Amnon is dead. This happened because of Absalom's outrage since the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar. So my master, the king, mustn't make things worse than they are, thinking that all your sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead." Absalom fled. Just then the sentry on duty looked up and saw a cloud of dust on the road from Horonaim alongside the mountain. He came and told the king, "I've just seen a bunch of men on the Horonaim road, coming around the mountain." Then Jonadab exclaimed to the king, "See! It's the king's sons coming, just as I said!" He had no sooner said the words than the king's sons burst in—loud laments and weeping! The king joined in, along with all the servants—loud weeping, many tears. David mourned the death of his son a long time. When Absalom fled, he went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. He was there three years. The king finally gave up trying to get back at Absalom. He had come to terms with Amnon's death.
Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David's son, had a sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also David's son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She was a virgin, so he couldn't see how he could get his hands on her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said to Amnon, "Why are you moping around like this, day after day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what's eating at you." "In a word, Tamar," said Amnon. "My brother Absalom's sister. I'm in love with her." "Here's what you do," said Jonadab. "Go to bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to visit you, say, ‘Have my sister Tamar come and prepare some supper for me here where I can watch her and she can feed me.'" So Amnon took to his bed and acted sick. When the king came to visit, Amnon said, "Would you do me a favor? Have my sister Tamar come and make some nourishing dumplings here where I can watch her and be fed by her." David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. She took dough, kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and served him, he wouldn't eat. Amnon said, "Clear everyone out of the house," and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy." She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she got ready to feed him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, sister!" "No, brother!" she said, "Don't hurt me! This kind of thing isn't done in Israel! Don't do this terrible thing! Where could I ever show my face? And you—you'll be out on the street in disgrace. Oh, please! Speak to the king—he'll let you marry me." But he wouldn't listen. Being much stronger than she, he raped her. No sooner had Amnon raped her than he hated her—an immense hatred. The hatred that he felt for her was greater than the love he'd had for her. "Get up," he said, "and get out!" "Oh no, brother," she said. "Please! This is an even worse evil than what you just did to me!" But he wouldn't listen to her. He called for his valet. "Get rid of this woman. Get her out of my sight! And lock the door after her." The valet threw her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long-sleeved gown. (That's how virgin princesses used to dress from early adolescence on.) Tamar poured ashes on her head, then she ripped the long-sleeved gown, held her head in her hands, and walked away, sobbing as she went. Her brother Absalom said to her, "Has your brother Amnon had his way with you? Now, my dear sister, let's keep it quiet—a family matter. He is, after all, your brother. Don't take this so hard." Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's home, bitter and desolate. King David heard the whole story and was enraged, but he didn't discipline Amnon. David doted on him because he was his firstborn. Absalom quit speaking to Amnon—not a word, whether good or bad—because he hated him for violating his sister Tamar. Two years went by. One day Absalom threw a sheep-shearing party in Baal Hazor in the vicinity of Ephraim and invited all the king's sons. He also went to the king and invited him. "Look, I'm throwing a sheep-shearing party. Come, and bring your servants." But the king said, "No, son—not this time, and not the whole household. We'd just be a burden to you." Absalom pushed, but David wouldn't budge. But he did give him his blessing. Then Absalom said, "Well, if you won't come, at least let my brother Amnon come." "And why," said the king, "should he go with you?" But Absalom was so insistent that he gave in and let Amnon and all the rest of the king's sons go. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king. Then he instructed his servants, "Look sharp, now. When Amnon is well into the sauce and feeling no pain, and I give the order ‘Strike Amnon,' kill him. And don't be afraid—I'm the one giving the command. Courage! You can do it!" Absalom's servants did to Amnon exactly what their master ordered. All the king's sons got out as fast as they could, jumped on their mules, and rode off. While they were still on the road, a rumor came to the king: "Absalom just killed all the king's sons—not one is left!" The king stood up, ripped his clothes to shreds, and threw himself on the floor. All his servants who were standing around at the time did the same. Just then, Jonadab, his brother Shimeah's son, stepped up. "My master must not think that all the young men, the king's sons, are dead. Only Amnon is dead. This happened because of Absalom's outrage since the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar. So my master, the king, mustn't make things worse than they are, thinking that all your sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead." Absalom fled. Just then the sentry on duty looked up and saw a cloud of dust on the road from Horonaim alongside the mountain. He came and told the king, "I've just seen a bunch of men on the Horonaim road, coming around the mountain." Then Jonadab exclaimed to the king, "See! It's the king's sons coming, just as I said!" He had no sooner said the words than the king's sons burst in—loud laments and weeping! The king joined in, along with all the servants—loud weeping, many tears. David mourned the death of his son a long time. When Absalom fled, he went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. He was there three years. The king finally gave up trying to get back at Absalom. He had come to terms with Amnon's death.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
Contextual Overview
30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead. 34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. 35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is. 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. 37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 2974-2977, bc 1030-1027, An, Ex, Is, 461-464, Geshur. This was not the Geshur lying between Philistia and Egypt - Joshua 13:13. 1 Samuel 27:8, but another in Syria; probably the same as that beyond Jordan, whose inhabitants are joined with those of Maachathi, Deuteronomy 3:14. Joshua 12:5. 2 Samuel 14:23, 2 Samuel 14:32, 2 Samuel 15:8
Reciprocal: Joshua 13:2 - Geshuri 2 Samuel 3:3 - Talmai 2 Samuel 13:34 - Absalom fled 2 Samuel 14:13 - in that the king 2 Samuel 15:7 - forty years 1 Chronicles 2:23 - Geshur 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Absalom
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So Absalom fled,.... This is the third time it is mentioned, and the reason of it here Abarbinel thinks is, that when he first fled to his grandfather, he used to stand openly in the court of his palace, and go with him wherever he went from place to place; but when he understood that his father mourned so for the death of Amnon, he was afraid he would send some person to lay hold on him, and take vengeance on him; and therefore he would go no more with the king from place to place, but went and abode in Geshur always, which was a fortified city, as it follows:
and went to Geshur, and was there three years: and never went out of it, until he was fetched by Joab, as 2 Samuel 14:23 relates; nor is there anything in 2 Samuel 13:37 disturbed and mutilated, as Spinosa r intimates, but the whole is very expressive and emphatic.
r Tractat. Theolog. Politic. c. 9. p. 176.
