2 Samuel 14:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart went out to Absalom.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

NOW JOAB son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

Common English Bible

Now Joab, Zeruiah’s son, could see that the king’s mind was on Absalom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom,

2 Samuel 14:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 13:39

And the spirit of the king longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted about Amnon, seeing he was dead.

2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments; do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead;

2 Samuel 18:33

And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:2

So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people; for the people heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.”

2 Samuel 19:4

The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 2:18

And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle;

1 Chronicles 2:16

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but from the Lord a man gets justice.