But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing.
Judges 19:7 - Revised Standard Version And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law urged him, till he lodged there again. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the man rose up to depart, his father-in-law urged him; so he lodged there again. American Standard Version (1901) And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again. Common English Bible When the man got ready to set out, his father-in-law persuaded him, and he spent the night there again. Catholic Public Domain Version But getting up, he intended to begin to set out. But nevertheless, his father-in-law pressed him resolutely, and made him remain with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he rising up began to be for departing. And nevertheless his father-in-law earnestly pressed him, and made him stay with him. |
But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing.
So the two men sat and ate and drank together; and the girl's father said to the man, “Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.”
And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart; and the girl's father said, “Strengthen your heart, and tarry until the day declines.” So they ate, both of them.