2 Samuel 13:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:23 : 23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 14:32 : 32 And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.
  • 2 Sam 15:8 : 8 For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

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  • 2 Sam 13:36-37
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    88%

    36And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

    37So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

  • 2 Sam 14:27-29
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    81%

    27And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.

    28For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

    29Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
    79%

    39And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

  • 2 Sam 14:23-24
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    23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.

    24And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-27
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    76%

    23Now after two full years, Absalom had men cutting the wool of his sheep in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim: and he sent for all the king's sons to come to his feast.

    24And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?

    25And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.

    26Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?

    27But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    76%

    24And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
    75%

    34But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-30
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    29So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as Absalom had given them orders. Then all the king's sons got up, and every man got on his beast and went in flight.

    30Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

  • 2 Sam 15:6-7
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    6And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

    7Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

  • 2 Sam 14:32-33
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    32And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

    33So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

  • 2 Sam 18:14
    73%

    14Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.

  • 2 Sam 18:32-33
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    32And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!

    33Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 17:26
    72%

    26And Israel and Absalom put up their tents in the land of Gilead.

  • 2 Sam 15:11-14
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    72%

    11And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

    12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

    13And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

    14And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

  • 2 Sam 19:3-4
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    71%

    3And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.

    4But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 1 Chr 3:2
    71%

    2The third Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

  • 2 Sam 18:17-18
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    17And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

    18Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
    71%

    9But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

  • 2 Sam 19:9-10
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    9And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

    10And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

  • 2 Sam 15:37
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    37So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 19:1
    70%

    1And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:39
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    39But after three years, two of the servants of Shimei went in flight to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And word was given to Shimei that his servants had gone to Gath.

  • 2 Sam 17:18
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    18But a boy saw them, and gave word of it to Absalom: so the two of them went away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim who had a water-hole in his garden, and they went down into it.

  • 2 Sam 16:15
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    15And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 18:30
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    30And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.

  • 2 Sam 18:9
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    9And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

  • 2 Sam 15:1
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    1Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

  • 2 Sam 17:20
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    20And Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house and said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone from here to the stream. And after searching for them, and seeing nothing of them, they went back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 16:17
    69%

    17And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

  • 2 Sam 13:20
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    20And her brother Absalom said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? but now, let there be an end to your crying, my sister: he is your brother, do not take this thing to heart. So Tamar went on living uncomforted in her brother's house.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    69%

    9And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 15:3
    69%

    3And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.