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

¹ 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

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 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.