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


In Context

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.

8 For thy servant made avow, when he was in Gessur of Syria, saying: If the Lord shall bring me again into Jerusalem I will offer sacrifice to the Lord.

9 And king David said to him: Go in peace. And he arose, and went to Hebron.

2 Samuel 15:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:7At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, "Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord .

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:7And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:7And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto Jehovah, in Hebron.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay in Hebron my vow which I have vowed to Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:7And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, |Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom saith unto the king, 'Let me go, I pray thee, and I complete my vow, that I vowed to Jehovah in Hebron,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:7And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray you, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.