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2 Samuel 13:25

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And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:23

    And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

  2. 2 Samuel 13:24

    And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

  3. 2 Samuel 13:26

    Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

  4. 2 Samuel 13:27

    But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

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