Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 14:28
2 Samuel 14:28 is verse 28 of 2 Samuel chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
King James Version
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
World English Bible
Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.
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2 Samuel 14:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible
26 And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.
27 Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
28 Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
29 Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
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