2 Samuel 16:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 16:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So they spread 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.”
2 Samuel 16:22 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 16:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Samuel 16:22 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
2 Samuel 16:22 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
2 Samuel 16:22 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
2 Samuel 16:22 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:22 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall 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 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
What Does 2 Samuel 16:22 Mean?
2 Samuel 16:22 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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