2 Samuel 15:7 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁷ 2 Absalom also sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city Gilo. And while he was offering sacrifices, there was a strong conspiracy, and the people running together increased with Absalom.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And after [four] years, Absalom said to the king, I pray you, let me go to Hebron [his birthplace] and pay my vow to the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto Jehovah, in Hebron.

Common English Bible

⁷ At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron so I can fulfill a promise I made to the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Then, after forty years, Absalom said to king David: "I should go and pay my vows, which I have vowed to the Lord at Hebron.

2 Samuel 15:7 Cross References

Isaiah 58:4

2 And the places that have been desolate for ages shall be built in thee: thou shalt raise up the foundations of generation and generation: and thou shalt be called the repairer of the fences, turning the paths into rest.

Matthew 23:13

1 And whosoever shall swear by temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it:

Matthew 2:8

6 Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

Proverbs 21:27

The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

2 Samuel 13:38

And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him upon the ground, and worshipped, and said: Save me, O king.

1 Samuel 16:13

8 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.

2 Samuel 3:2

And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter of Aia. And Isboseth said to Abner:

2 Samuel 3:3

Why didst thou go in to my father's concubine? And he was exceedingly angry for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I a dog's head against Juda this day, who have shewn mercy to the house of Saul thy father, and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered thee into the hands of David, and hast thou sought this day against me to charge me with a matter concerning a woman?