2 Samuel 15:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
In context
3 Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
4 And 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.”
5 Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
6 Absalom 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.
7 After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.
2 Samuel 15:5 in every translation
- BSB 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB 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.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And it was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
- WBS Webster 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.