And the days were many, and Judah's wife, the daughter of Shuah, died. And Judah was comforted, and went up to shearers of his sheep, he and his friend Hiram of Adullam, to Timnah.
2 Samuel 13:24 - Modern King James Version And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has shearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Absalom came to the king and said, Behold, your servant has sheepshearers; I pray you, let the king and his servants go with your servant. American Standard Version (1901) And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant. Common English Bible Absalom approached the king and said, “Your servant is shearing sheep. Would the king and his advisors please join me?” Catholic Public Domain Version And he went to the king, and he said to him: "Behold, the sheep of your servant are being shorn. I ask that the king, with his servants, may come to his servant." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he came to the king, and said to him: Behold thy servant's sheep are shorn. Let the king, I pray, with his servants come to his servant. |
And the days were many, and Judah's wife, the daughter of Shuah, died. And Judah was comforted, and went up to shearers of his sheep, he and his friend Hiram of Adullam, to Timnah.
And it happened after two full years Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, beside Ephraim. And Absalom invited all the king's sons.
And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be too heavy upon you. And he pressed him. He would not go, however, but blessed him.
They speak vanity each one with his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
The butterings of his mouth were forked, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
And now I have heard that you have shearers. And we did not hurt your shepherds who were with us; neither was there anything missing to them all the while they were in Carmel.