2 Samuel 14:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.”

2 Samuel 14:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 14:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 14:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.”

2 Samuel 14:28 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 14:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king’s face.”

2 Samuel 14:28 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 14:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Absalom dwelleth in Jerusalem two years of days, and the face of the king he hath not seen;”

2 Samuel 14:28 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 14:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face. ”

2 Samuel 14:28 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 14:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Absalom dwelt the space of two yeres in Ierusalem, and saw not the Kings face.”

2 Samuel 14:28 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 14:28 in Context — 2 Samuel 14

26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.

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.

30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

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What Does 2 Samuel 14:28 Mean?

2 Samuel 14:28 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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