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Absalom’s Return to Jerusalem

2 Samuel 14:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
KJV
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
WEB
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
ASV
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
LSV
And Joab son of Zeruial knows that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom,
YLT
And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom,
DBY
And Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
DRC
And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king’s heart was turned to Absalom,
GNV
Then Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah perceyued, that the Kings heart was toward Absalom,
JPS
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
LXXE
And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֵּ֖דַע יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה כִּֽי־לֵ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἔγνω Ἰωὰβ υἱὸς Σαρουίας ὅτι ἡ καρδία τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπὶ Ἀβεσσαλώμ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 13:39And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
  • 2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
  • Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
  • 2 Samuel 18:33The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
  • 2 Samuel 19:4But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
  • 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
  • 2 Samuel 19:2And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”

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