14:23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 1 14:24 But the king said, “Let him go over 2 to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over 3 to his own house; he did not see the king’s face.
14:25 Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. 4 From the sole of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance. 5
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn Heb “turn aside.”
3 tn Heb “turned aside.”
4 tn Heb “Like Absalom there was not a handsome man in all Israel to boast exceedingly.”
5 tn Heb “there was not in him a blemish.”