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2 Samuel 13:37

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

KJV

Porro Absalom fugiens abiit ad Tholomai filium Ammiud regem Gessur. Luxit ergo David filium suum cunctis diebus.

Vulgate

καὶ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἔφυγεν καὶ ἐπορεύθη πρὸς Θολμαίλημ υἱὸν Ἐμιοὺδ βασιλέα Γεδσοὺρ εἰς τὴν Μαχάδ. καὶ ἐπένθησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυεὶδ ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.

LXX

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

ASV

וְ/אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם בָּרַ֔ח וַ/יֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל תַּלְמַ֥י בֶּן עמיחור עַמִּיה֖וּד מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַ/יִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל בְּנ֖/וֹ כָּל הַ/יָּמִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גְּשׁ֑וּר
gshvr
proper_noun · 9×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּבְרַ֖ח
ybrch
verb · 65×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עַמִּיהֽוּד
'myhvd
proper_noun · 10×
עמיחור
'mychvr
proper_noun · 1×
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
t'bl
verb · 39×
תַּלְמַ֖י
tlmy
proper_noun · 6×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 3:2 — The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
  • 2Sam 3:3 — And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
  • 2Sam 13:34 — But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
  • 2Sam 14:13 — And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his b
  • 2Sam 14:23 — So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
  • 2Sam 14:32 — And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: n
  • 2Sam 15:8 — For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.
  • Deut 3:14 — Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.