Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. New Living Translation When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them. English Standard Version And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. Berean Standard Bible Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him. King James Bible And 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. New King James Version And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him. New American Standard Bible And whenever a man approached to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. NASB 1995 And when a man came near to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. NASB 1977 And it happened that when a man came near to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. Legacy Standard Bible And when a man came near to prostrate himself before him, he would stretch out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. Amplified Bible And whenever a man approached to bow down before him, he would put out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him. Christian Standard Bible When a person approached to pay homage to him, Absalom reached out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him. Holman Christian Standard Bible When a person approached to bow down to him, Absalom reached out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him. American Standard Version And 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And whenever a man would arise to do homage, he would take him by his hand and kiss him Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him. Contemporary English Version Whenever anyone came to Absalom and started bowing down, he would reach out and hug and kiss them. Douay-Rheims Bible Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. English Revised Version And 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When anyone approached him and bowed down, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him. Good News Translation When the man would approach Absalom to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him. International Standard Version Furthermore, if a man approached him to bow down in front of him, he would put out his hand, grab him, and embrace him. JPS Tanakh 1917 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to prostrate himself before him, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him. Literal Standard Version And it has come to pass, in the drawing near of anyone to bow himself to him, that he has put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him; Majority Standard Bible Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him. New American Bible Whenever a man approached him to show homage, he would extend his hand, hold him, and kiss him. NET Bible When someone approached to bow before him, Absalom would extend his hand and embrace him and kiss him. New Revised Standard Version Whenever people came near to do obeisance to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of them, and kiss them. New Heart English Bible It 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. Webster's Bible Translation And 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. World English Bible It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him. Young's Literal Translation And 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Absalom's Conspiracy…4And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.” 5Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him. 6Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.… Cross References Luke 7:45 You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived. 2 Samuel 14:33 So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom. 2 Samuel 20:9 "Are you well, my brother?" Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. Treasury of Scripture And 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. took him Psalm 10:9,10 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net… Psalm 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Proverbs 26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. and kissed 2 Samuel 14:33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom. Jump to Previous Absalom Approached Bow Drawing Forth Hand Hold Honour Kiss Kissed Nearing Nigh Obeisance Prostrate WheneverJump to Next Absalom Approached Bow Drawing Forth Hand Hold Honour Kiss Kissed Nearing Nigh Obeisance Prostrate Whenever2 Samuel 15 1. Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, steals the hearts of Israel.7. By pretense of a vow, he obtains leave to go to Hebron 10. He makes there a great conspiracy 13. David upon the news flees from Jerusalem 19. Ittai will leave him 24. Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark 30. David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping, 31. He curses Ahithophel's counsel 32. Hushai is sent back with instructions Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Also, whenוְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be anyone אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person approached בִּקְרָב־ (biq·rāḇ-) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7126: To come near, approach to bow down לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת (lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate to him, ל֑וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Absalom would reach out וְשָׁלַ֧ח (wə·šā·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out his hand, יָד֛וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand take hold וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק (wə·he·ḥĕ·zîq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer of him, ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and kiss וְנָ֥שַׁק (wə·nā·šaq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons him. לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links 2 Samuel 15:5 NIV2 Samuel 15:5 NLT 2 Samuel 15:5 ESV 2 Samuel 15:5 NASB 2 Samuel 15:5 KJV 2 Samuel 15:5 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 15:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 15:5 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 15:5 French Bible 2 Samuel 15:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 15:5 It was so that when any man (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |