Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king’s face.
WEB
Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
YLT
And Absalom dwelleth in Jerusalem two years of days, and the face of the king he hath not seen;
DBT
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign