2 Samuel 14:24 - Tree of Life Version

²⁴ However, the king said, “He may go directly to his own house, but he may not see my face.” So Absalom went directly to his own house and did not see the king’s face.

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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

Genesis 43:3

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

2 Samuel 13:20

Then her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? So now, my sister, keep quiet. He is your brother—don’t take this thing to heart.” But Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

2 Samuel 14:28

Now Absalom had lived two full years in Jerusalem but he never saw the king’s face.

2 Samuel 3:13

“Good!” said David. “I will cut a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you: you will not see my face unless you first bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see my face.”

Exodus 10:28

So Pharaoh said to him, “Go away from me! Take heed never to see my face again, because on the day you do, you will die!”

Revelation 22:4

They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.