2 Samuel 14:1 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹ Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for 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 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 13:39

And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, ‘Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: ‘O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you – O Absalom, my son, my son!’

2 Samuel 19:2

And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, ‘The king is grieving for his son.’

2 Samuel 19:4

The king covered his face and cried aloud, ‘O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!’

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.