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2 Samuel 16:22
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KJ21
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
ASV
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
AMP
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the king’s palace], and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
AMPC
So they spread for Absalom a tent on the top of the [king’s] house, and Absalom went in to his father’s harem in the sight of all Israel.
BRG
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
CSB
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
CSBA
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
CEB
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he had sex with his father’s secondary wives in plain sight before all Israel.
CJB
So they set up a tent for Avshalom on the roof of the palace; and Avshalom went in to sleep with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Isra’el.
CEV
Absalom had a tent set up on the flat roof of the palace, and everyone watched as he went into the tent with his father's wives.
DARBY
So they spread a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
DRA
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and he went in to his father's concubines before all Israel.
ERV
Then they put up a tent for Absalom up on the roof of the house. Absalom had sexual relations with his father’s wives so that all the Israelites could see what happened.
EASY
So they put up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace. There he had sex with his father's slave wives, and all the Israelites could see him.
EHV
So they pitched a tent on the roof for Absalom, and Absalom went to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
ESV
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
ESVUK
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
EXB
So they put up a tent for Absalom on the roof [C the flat roofs of Israelite houses were used for living space] of ·his palace [L the king’s house] where everyone in Israel could see it. And Absalom ·had sexual relations with [slept with; L went in to] his father’s ·slave women [concubines].
GNV
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
GW
So a tent was put up on the roof for Absalom, and he slept with his father’s concubines in plain sight of Israel.
GNT
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the palace roof, and in the sight of everyone Absalom went in and had intercourse with his father's concubines.
HCSB
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
ICB
So they put up a tent for Absalom on the flat roof of the palace. Everyone in Israel could see it. And Absalom had physical relations with his father’s slave women.
ISV
So they erected a tent for Absalom on the palace roof and Absalom went in and had sex with his father’s mistresses right in front of all Israel.
JUB
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
KJV
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
AKJV
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
LSB
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
LEB
Then they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he went in to the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
TLB
So a tent was erected on the roof of the palace where everybody could see it, and Absalom went into the tent to lie with his father’s wives.
MSG
Ahithophel told Absalom, “Go and sleep with your father’s concubines, the ones he left to tend to the palace. Everyone will hear that you have openly disgraced your father, and the morale of everyone on your side will be strengthened.” So Absalom pitched a tent up on the roof in public view, and went in and slept with his father’s concubines.
MEV
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all of Israel.
NOG
So a tent was put up on the roof for Absalom, and he slept with his father’s concubines in plain sight of Israel.
NABRE
So a tent was pitched on the roof for Absalom, and Absalom went to his father’s concubines in view of all Israel.
NASB
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom had relations with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NASB1995
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NCB
Therefore, a tent was pitched for Absalom upon the roof, and in the sight of all Israel Absalom lay with his father’s concubines.
NCV
So they put up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace where everyone in Israel could see it. And Absalom had sexual relations with his father’s slave women.
NET
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NIRV
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace. He went in and slept with his father’s concubines. Everyone in Israel saw it.
NIV
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NIVUK
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NKJV
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NLV
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father’s women so that the eyes of all Israel could see.
NLT
So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father’s concubines.
NRSVA
So they pitched a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NRSVACE
So they pitched a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NRSVCE
So they pitched a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
NRSVUE
So they pitched a tent for Absalom upon the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
OJB
So they spread Avshalom an ohel upon the gag (roof); and Avshalom went in unto the pilagshim of Aviv in the sight of kol Yisroel.
RGT
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house. And Absalom went in to his father’s concubines, in the sight of all Israel.
RSV
So they pitched a tent for Ab′salom upon the roof; and Ab′salom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
RSVCE
So they pitched a tent for Ab′salom upon the roof; and Ab′salom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
TLV
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
VOICE
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace, and all Israel saw that Absalom had slept with his father’s concubines.
WEB
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
WYC
Therefore they stretched out (for) Absalom a tabernacle in the solar, and he entered [in] to the concubines of his father before all Israel. (And so they stretched out a tent on the roof for Absalom, and he lay with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.)
YLT
And they spread out for Absalom the tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
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