28 Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
2 Samuel 14:28
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23 So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king. 25 Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome…
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