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2 Samuel 13:21
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KJ21
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
ASV
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
AMP
Now when King David heard about all these things, he was very angry [but failed to take any action].
AMPC
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
BRG
¶ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
CSB
When King David heard about all these things, he was furious.
CSBA
When King David heard about all these things, he was furious.
CEB
When King David heard about all this he got very angry, but he refused to punish his son Amnon because he loved him as his oldest child.
CJB
When King David heard about all these things, he became very angry.
CEV
When David heard what had happened to Tamar, he was very angry. But Amnon was his oldest son and also his favorite, and David would not do anything to make Amnon unhappy.
DARBY
And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.
DRA
And when king David heard of these things he was exceedingly grieved: and he would not afflict the spirit of his son Amnon, for he loved him, because he was his firstborn.
ERV
King David heard the news and became very angry, but he did not want to say anything to upset Amnon, because he loved him since he was his firstborn son.
EASY
When King David heard about what had happened, he was very angry.
EHV
King David heard about all these things, and he was very angry.
ESV
When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
ESVUK
When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
EXB
When King David heard the news, he was very angry.
GNV
¶ But when King David heard all these things, he was very wroth.
GW
When King David heard about this, he became very angry. But David didn’t punish his son Amnon. He favored Amnon because he was his firstborn son.
GNT
When King David heard what had happened, he was furious.
HCSB
When King David heard about all these things, he was furious.
ICB
When King David heard the news, he was very angry.
ISV
When King David heard all about these developments, he flew into a rage over it.
JUB
¶ But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
KJV
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
AKJV
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
LSB
Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.
LEB
Now King David heard all these things, and he became very angry.
TLB
When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry, but Absalom said nothing one way or the other about this to Amnon. However, he hated him with a deep hatred because of what he had done to his sister. Then, two years later, when Absalom’s sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor in Ephraim, Absalom invited his father and all his brothers to come to a feast to celebrate the occasion.
MSG
King David heard the whole story and was enraged, but he didn’t discipline Amnon. David doted on him because he was his firstborn. Absalom quit speaking to Amnon—not a word, whether good or bad—because he hated him for violating his sister Tamar.
MEV
When King David heard about these things, he was very angry.
NOG
When King David heard about this, he became very angry. But David didn’t punish his son Amnon. He favored Amnon because he was his firstborn son.
NABRE
King David, when he heard of the whole affair, became very angry. He would not, however, antagonize Amnon, his high-spirited son; he loved him, because he was his firstborn.
NASB
Now when King David heard about all these matters, he became very angry.
NASB1995
Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.
NCB
When King David learned about all this, he became extremely angry. However, he did not punish his son Amnon because he was his firstborn and he loved him.
NCV
When King David heard the news, he was very angry.
NET
Now King David heard about all these things and was very angry.
NIRV
King David heard about everything that had happened. So he became very angry.
NIV
When King David heard all this, he was furious.
NIVUK
When King David heard all this, he was furious.
NKJV
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
NLV
When King David heard about all this, he was very angry.
NLT
When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry.
NRSVA
When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.
NRSVACE
When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.
NRSVCE
When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.
NRSVUE
When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.
OJB
But when Dovid HaMelech heard of all these things, he was very angry.
RGT
But when King David heard all these things, he was very angry.
RSV
When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
RSVCE
When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
TLV
When King David heard about all these things, he was very angry.
VOICE
When King David heard of what Amnon had done, he was filled with anger, but he did nothing to punish his firstborn son.
WEB
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
WYC
Forsooth when king David had heard these words, he was full sorry, and he would not make sore the spirit of Amnon, his son (And when King David heard about this, he was very upset, but he would not punish his son Amnon); for he loved Amnon, for he was his first begotten son.
YLT
And king David hath heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
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