What does 2 Samuel 13:38 mean?
ESV: So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
NIV: After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
NASB: So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there for three years.
CSB: After Absalom had fled to Geshur and had been there three years,
NLT: He stayed there in Geshur for three years.
KJV: So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
NKJV: So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Verse Commentary:
Coming Soon!
Verse Context:
Coming Soon!
Chapter Summary:
Coming Soon!
Chapter Context:
Coming Soon!
Book Summary:
Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.
Accessed 10/20/2025 6:24:21 PM
© Copyright 2002-2025 Got Questions Ministries. All rights reserved.
Text from ESV, NIV, NASB, CSB, NLT, KJV, NKJV © Copyright respective owners, used by permission.
www.BibleRef.com