2 Samuel 14:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s mind was on Absalom.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW JOAB son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

Common English Bible

¹ Now Joab, Zeruiah’s son, could see that the king’s mind was on Absalom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ 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

¹ 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 heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom, for he was now consoled over the death of Amnon.

2 Samuel 14:2

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

2 Samuel 18:33

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 troops, for the troops 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

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 it is from the Lord that one gets justice.