King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
- BSB And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
- NKJV And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.
- NASB And the heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted regarding Amnon, since he was dead.
- NLT And King David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.
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- Gen 24:67Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
- Gen 37:35All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning.” His father wept for him.
- Gen 38:12After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
- Gen 31:30Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
- Ps 84:2My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
- Deut 28:32Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people. Your eyes will look, and fail with longing for them all day long. There will be no power in your hand.
- Ps 119:20My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
- 2 Sam 12:19–23But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”
- Phil 2:26since he longed for you all, and was very troubled, because you had heard that he was sick.
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