So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
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Verse 33 is found in chapter 14 of 2 Samuel. After two years of living in Jerusalem without seeing the king, Absalom forces a reconciliation with Joab and is finally received by David. The meeting ends with Absalom bowing before his father, and David kisses him. Yet the account does not present a deep confession or genuine resolution of the earlier crimes. The public reconciliation prepares an apparently restored relationship that will soon become a political threat.
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Und Joab ging hinein zum König und sagte es ihm an. Und er rief Absalom, daß er hinein zum König kam; und er fiel nieder vor dem König auf sein Antlitz zur Erde, und der König küßte Absalom.
Vino pues Joab al rey, e hízoselo saber. Entonces llamó a Absalom, el cual vino al rey, e inclinó su rostro a tierra delante del rey: y el rey besó a Absalom.
Joab alla vers le roi, et lui rapporta cela. Et le roi appela Absalom, qui vint auprès de lui et se prosterna la face contre terre en sa présence. Le roi baisa Absalom.
Ioab adunque venne al re, e gli rapportò la cosa. E il re chiamò Absalom; ed egli venne a lui, e si prosternò in terra davanti a lui sopra la sua faccia. E il re baciò Absalom
Então foi Joabe ao rei, e assim lho disse. Então chamou a Absalão, e ele se apresentou ao rei, e se inclinou sobre o seu rosto em terra diante do rei; e o rei beijou a Absalão.
於是 約押 到王那裏,奏告王,王就叫 押沙龍 來。 押沙龍 到王那裏,在王面前臉伏於地,王就親吻 押沙龍 。
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