2 Samuel 15 · Verse 9

2 Samuel 15:9

And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
2 Samuel 15:9, King James Version

2 Samuel 15:9 in other translations

BSB“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.
WEBThe king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron.
ASVAnd the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
YLTAnd the king saith to him, ‘Go in peace;' and he riseth and goeth to Hebron,
DARBYAnd the king said to him, Go in peace. And he rose up and went to Hebron.
BBEAnd the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.
WebsterAnd the king said to him, Go in peace, So he arose, and went to Hebron.

What does 2 Samuel 15:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 15:7-9

7-9. after forty years--It is generally admitted that an error has here crept into the text, and that instead of "forty," we should read with the Syriac and Arabic versions, and Josephus, "four years"--that is, after Absalom's return to Jerusalem, and his beginning to practice the base arts of gaining popularity. my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord--during his exile in Geshur. The purport of it was, that…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:7-12

See how willing tender parents are to believe the best concerning their children. But how easy and how wicked is it, for children to take advantage of good parents, and to deceive them with the show of religion! The principal men of Jerusalem joined Absalom's feast upon his sacrifice. Pious persons are glad to see others appear religious, and this gives occasion for deceptions. The policy of wicked men, and the…

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2 Samuel 15:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּֽאמֶר\־vai.yo.mer-and he saidH559
ל֥וֹloto <the> him
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
בְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.Lomin peaceH7965
וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
חֶבְרֽוֹנָה\׃\ \פchev.Ro.nahHebron towardsH2275

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 2 Samuel 15:8

    For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 15:9

    And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Samuel 15:10

    But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

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2 Samuel 15:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey le dijo: Ve en paz. Y él se levantó, y se fué á Hebrón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi lui dit: Va en paix. Et il se leva, et s’en alla à Hébron.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König sprach zu ihm: Gehe hin in Frieden! Und er machte sich auf und ging nach Hebron.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei rex David: Vade in pace. Et surrexit, et abiit in Hebron.