Jonadab said to the king, ‘Look, the king’s sons have come! It’s exactly as your servant said.’
2 Samuel 13:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man who was standing watch looked up, there were many people coming from the road west of him from the side of the mountain. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch looked up, and behold, many people were coming by the way of the hillside behind him. American Standard Version (1901) But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill-side behind him. Common English Bible and Absalom has fled.” Just then the young man on watch looked up and saw many people coming on the road behind him alongside the mountain. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Absalom fled. And the young man keeping watch, lifted up his eyes and gazed out. And behold, many people were arriving along a remote road at the side of the mountain. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Absalom fled away. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked: and, behold, there came much people by a byway on the side of the mountain. |
Jonadab said to the king, ‘Look, the king’s sons have come! It’s exactly as your servant said.’
David was sitting between the city gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the city gate and over to the wall. The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone.
Someone burdened by bloodguilt will be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him.
It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the wall only to have a snake bite him.