KJV King James Version
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every day.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
WEB World English Bible
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.
ASV American Standard Version
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and David mourneth for his son all the days.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 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.
35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every day.
38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
39 And [the soul of] king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםH53 · a.vi.sha.lomAbsalomבָּרַ֔חH1272 · ba.rachto fleeוַיֵּ֛לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)תַּלְמַ֥יH8526 · tal.mayTalmaiבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעַמִּיה֖וּדH5989 · am.mi.hudAmmihudמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingגְּשׁ֑וּרH1650 · ge.shurGeshurוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לH56 · a.valto mournעַל־H5921 · aluponבְּנ֖וֹH1121 · benson: childכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַיָּמִֽים׃H3117 · yomday
Cross-references
2 Samuel 3:3And 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;2 Samuel 14:23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.2 Samuel 14:32And 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: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be [any] iniquity in me, let him kill me.2 Samuel 13:34But 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.1 Chronicles 3:2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
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