After 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.

满了四十年，押沙龙对王说：“求你准我往希伯仑去，还我向耶和华所许的愿。

过了四年，押沙龙对王说：“求你准我往希伯仑去，还我向耶和华所许的愿。

过了四年，押沙龙对王说：“求你准我往希伯仑去，还我向耶和华所许的愿。

过了四年，押沙龙对王说：“请让我到希伯仑去还我向耶和华许下的愿吧。

过了四年（按照《马索拉文本》，“四年”作“四十年”；现参照各古译本翻译），押沙龙对王说：“求你准我到希伯仑去，好向耶和华还我所许的愿。

滿了四十年，押沙龍對王說：「求你准我往希伯崙去，還我向耶和華所許的願。

過了四年，押沙龍對王說：「求你准我往希伯崙去，還我向耶和華所許的願。

過了四年，押沙龍對王說：「求你准我往希伯崙去，還我向耶和華所許的願。

過了四年，押沙龍對王說：「請讓我到希伯崙去還我向耶和華許下的願吧。

過了四年（按照《馬索拉文本》，“四年”作“四十年”；現參照各古譯本翻譯），押沙龍對王說：“求你准我到希伯崙去，好向耶和華還我所許的願。

過了四年，押沙龍對王說：『請准我去、在希伯崙還我向永恆主所許的願；

過了四年，押沙龍對王說：「請讓我去希伯崙向耶和華還我所許的願。

越四年、押沙龍謂王曰、我曾許願於耶和華、請允我往希伯崙以酬之、

越四年、押沙龍請於王曰、昔我於耶和華前曾許其願、今欲往希伯崙以酬、王其許我。

越四年、原文作越四十年押沙龍告王曰、我曾在主前許願、我欲往希伯崙酬之、求王許我、

At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king,“ Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.

And at the end of four years Absalom said to the king,“ Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron.

After four years, Absalom said to the king,“ Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him.

When four years had passed, Absalom said to the king,“ Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.

Now it came about at the end of four years that Absalom said to the king,“ Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to the Lord, in Hebron.

Now it came to pass after forty years that Absalom said to the king,“ Please, let me go to Hebron and pay the vow which I made to the Lord.

And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto Jehovah, in Hebron.

When four years had passed, Absalom said to the king,“ Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

After four years Absalom said to the king,“ Let me go and repay my vow that I made to the LORD while I was in Hebron.

At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king,“ Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.

When you fast, it ends in arguing and fighting. You hit one another with your fists. That is an evil thing to do. The way you are now fasting keeps your prayers from being heard in heaven.

Absalom went to the king. He said,“ I’ve had my workers come to clip the wool. Will you and your attendants please join me?”“ No, my son,” the king replied.“ All of us shouldn’t go. It would be too much trouble for you.” Although Absalom begged him, the king still refused to go. But he gave Absalom his blessing.Then Absalom said,“ If you won’t come, please let my brother Amnon come with us.” The king asked him,“ Why should he go with you?”But Absalom begged him. So the king sent Amnon with him. He also sent the rest of his sons.

So Samuel got the animal horn that was filled with olive oil. He anointed David in front of his brothers. From that day on, the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully on David. Samuel went back to Ramah.

The Lord said to Samuel,“ How long will you be filled with sorrow because of Saul? I have refused to have him as king over Israel. Fill your animal horn with olive oil and go on your way. I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”But Samuel said,“ How can I go? Suppose Saul hears about it. Then he’ll kill me.” The Lord said,“ Take a young cow with you. Tell the elders of Bethlehem,‘ I’ve come to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.’

So Absalom ran away and went to Geshur. He stayed there for three years.

He sent them to Bethlehem. He said,“ Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report it to me. Then I can go and worship him too.”

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people. He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.