2 Samuel 15:1 - Plain English Version

¹ David had a grown up son. His name was Absalom. Some time after Solomon was born, Absalom reckoned that he had to be the big boss, instead of his father. So he got a special trailer and some horses to pull it, and he sat in that trailer and went around in it. Whenever he went in that trailer, he told 50 men to run along in front of it, so that he looked important.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ AFTER THIS, Absalom got a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

Common English Bible

¹ Some time later, Absalom got a chariot and horses for his own use, along with fifty men to run ahead of him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Then, after these things, Absalom obtained for himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men who went before him.

2 Samuel 15:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:11

And now God has another story for you. One day, he will tell a man from your own family to give you big trouble. God will take away your wives and give them to that man. And that man will sleep with them as if they are his wives. Everybody will see him do that.