24and the king saith, 'Let him turn round unto his house, and my face he doth not see.' And Absalom turneth round unto his house, and the face of the king he hath not seen.


In Context

21 And the king saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I pray thee, thou hast done this thing; and go, bring back the young man Absalom.'

22 And Joab falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and blesseth the king, and Joab saith, 'To-day hath thy servant known that I have found grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king, in that the king hath done the word of his servant.'

23 And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem,

24 and the king saith, 'Let him turn round unto his house, and my face he doth not see.' And Absalom turneth round unto his house, and the face of the king he hath not seen.

25 And like Absalom there was no man so fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;

26 and in his polling his head — and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth it, for it is heavy on him, and he hath polled it — he hath even weighed out the hair of his head — two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

2 Samuel 14:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:24But the king said, "He must go to his own house; he must not see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the face of the king.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:24But the king said: Let him return into his house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned into his house, and saw not the king's face.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. And Absalom withdrew to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24The king said, |Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.| So Absalom returned to his own house, and didn't see the king's face.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.