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2 Samuel 14:27-29
New English Translation
2 Samuel 14:27-29
New English Translation
27 Absalom had[a] three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.[b]
28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face. 29 Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab[c] was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.
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- 2 Samuel 14:27 tn Heb “and there were born.”
- 2 Samuel 14:27 tc The LXX adds here the following words: “And she became a wife to Rehoboam the son of Solomon and bore to him Abia.”
- 2 Samuel 14:29 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 Samuel 14:27-29
New International Version
2 Samuel 14:27-29
New International Version
27 Three sons(A) and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar,(B) and she became a beautiful woman.
28 Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face. 29 Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent a second time, but he refused to come.
2 Samuel 14:27-29
King James Version
2 Samuel 14:27-29
King James Version
27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
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2 Samuel 14:27-29
New King James Version
2 Samuel 14:27-29
New King James Version
27 (A)To Absalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance.
28 And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, (B)but did not see the king’s face. 29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. And when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
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