2 Samuel 15:7

7At the end of four15:7 Some Septuagint manuscripts, Syriac and Josephus; Hebrew forty years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.

7Now it came about at the end of 15:7 As in some ancient versions; MT fortyfour years that Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to the Lord, in Hebron.

7Now it came about at the end of Some ancient versions render fourforty years that Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron.

7And after 15:7 The Hebrew text reads “forty years.” The LXX, Syriac, and writings of Josephus read “four years.” Absalom would be about thirty years old at this time.four years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to the Lord at 15:7 David had moved the capital from Hebron to Jerusalem, but Hebron was still an important city.Hebron [my birthplace].

7After four15:7 Syriac and some LXX manuscripts; Hebrew forty years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the Lord.

7After Absalom had lived in Jerusalem for four years, he went and spoke to the king. He said, “Let me go to Hebron. I want to keep a promise I made to the Lord.