2 Samuel 14:24

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ יִסֹּב אֶל ־ בֵּיתוֹ וּפָנַי לֹא יִרְאֶה וַיִּסֹּב אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל ־ בֵּיתוֹ וּפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לֹא רָאָֽה ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

In Context

23וַיָּקָם יוֹאָב וַיֵּלֶךְ גְּשׁוּרָה וַיָּבֵא אֶת ־ אַבְשָׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃ פ

25וּכְאַבְשָׁלוֹם לֹא ־ הָיָה אִישׁ ־ יָפֶה בְּכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַלֵּל מְאֹד מִכַּף רַגְלוֹ וְעַד קָדְקֳדוֹ לֹא ־ הָיָה בוֹ מֽוּם ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 10:28וַיֹּֽאמֶר ־ לוֹ פַרְעֹה לֵךְ מֵעָלָי הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ אֶל ־ תֹּסֶף רְאוֹת פָּנַי כִּי בְּיוֹם רְאֹתְךָ פָנַי תָּמֽוּת ׃

2 Samuel 14:28וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְשָׁלוֹם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וּפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לֹא רָאָֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:22-28

Absalom's Recalled. ( b. c. 1029.) 21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant. 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house,… Read the whole commentary →

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