2 Samuel 13:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ום
(ve·'av·sha·lo·vm)
53: "my father is peace," two Isr.from ab and shalom
had fledבָּרַ֖ח
(ba·rach)
1272: to go through, fleea prim. root
and goneוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to Geshur,גְּשׁ֑וּר
(ge·shur;)
1650: a territory E. of the upper Jordan, also inhab. of Geshurfrom an unused word
and was thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁ
(sha·losh)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
years.שָׁנִֽים׃
(sha·nim.)
8141: a yearfrom shana


















KJV Lexicon
So Absalom
'Abiyshalowm  (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.
fled
barach  (baw-rakh')
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly -- chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
and went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to Geshur
Gshuwr  (ghesh-oor')
bridge; Geshur, a district of Syria -- Geshur, Geshurite.
and was there three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years.

King James Bible
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur where he stayed three years.

International Standard Version
After fleeing to Geshur, Absalom remained there for three years.

NET Bible
After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Absalom, having fled to Geshur, stayed there three years.

King James 2000 Bible
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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