2 Samuel 14:24 - Revised Standard Version CI

²⁴ And the king said, “Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence.” So Absalom dwelt apart in his own house, and did not come into the king's presence.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ And the king said, Let him go to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king's face.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

Common English Bible

²⁴ The king said, “He must go straight to his own house. He must not see my face.” So Absalom went straight to his own house and did not see the king.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ But the king said, "Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face." And so, Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.

2 Samuel 14:24 Cross References

Revelation 22:4

they shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.

2 Samuel 14:28

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

2 Samuel 3:13

And he said, “Good; I will make a covenant with you; but one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face.”

Exodus 10:28

Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take heed to yourself; never see my face again; for in the day you see my face you shall die.”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

2 Samuel 13:20

And her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister; he is your brother; do not take this to heart.” So Tamar dwelt, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house.