5Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.


In Context

2 And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such a tribe of Israel.

3 And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said:

4 O that they would make me judge over the land, that all that have business might come to me, that I might do them justice.

5 Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

6 And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 And after forty years, Absalom said to king David: Let me go, and pay my vows which I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron.

2 Samuel 15:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:5Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:5And it was [so,] that when any man came nigh [to him] to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:5And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5And it was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5And it hath come to pass, in the drawing nearing of any one to bow himself to him, that he hath put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:5And it was so, that when any man came near to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.