Translations
Modern
“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.
Traditional
And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
Literal
And the king said to him, “Go in peace.” And he arose and went to Hebron.
Latin
Dixitque ei rex David: Vade in pace. Et surrexit, et abiit in Hebron.
Original
Hebrew
English
“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.
Notes
Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.
Events
Places
Hebron: An important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs
Glossary
Absalom David Gilead (Place) Hebron (Place) Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Ambition: Absalom Hebron: A City of the Tribe of Judah, South of Jerusalem: Absalom Made King At Usurpation of Political Functions by Absalom