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2 Samuel 14:22-24
EasyEnglish Bible
2 Samuel 14:22-24
EasyEnglish Bible
22 Joab bent his body down low with his face towards the ground. He thanked the king. He said, ‘Now I know that you are pleased with me. You have agreed to do what I have asked you to do.’
Joab brings Absalom back to Jerusalem
23 Then Joab went to Geshur. He brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 24 But the king said, ‘Absalom must go to live in his own house. I do not want him to come to see me.’
So Absalom did not go to see the king. Instead, he went to live in his own house.
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2 Samuel 14:22-24
New International Version
2 Samuel 14:22-24
New International Version
22 Joab fell with his face to the ground to pay him honor, and he blessed the king.(A) Joab said, “Today your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request.”
23 Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 24 But the king said, “He must go to his own house; he must not see my face.” So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the face of the king.
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