2 Samuel 24:20 “When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming towar…”

2 Samuel 24:20

When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

World English Bible

Araunah looked out, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. Then Araunah went out and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

American Standard Version

And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Araunah looked, and sawe the King and his seruants comming towarde him, and Araunah went out, and bowed himselfe before the King on his face to the ground,

Darby Translation

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on towards him; and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Young's Literal Translation

And Araunah looketh, and seeth the king and his servants passing over unto him, and Araunah goeth out and boweth himself to the king — his face to the earth.

Bible in Basic English

And Araunah, looking out, saw the king and his servants coming to him: and Araunah went out, and went down on his face to the earth before the king.

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Cross references

“bowed”

2 Samuel 9:8 Genesis 18:2 Ruth 2:10 1 Chronicles 21:20 1 Chronicles 21:21

2 Samuel 9:8 · BSB

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

Genesis 18:2 · BSB

And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Ruth 2:10 · BSB

At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”

1 Chronicles 21:20 · BSB

Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.

1 Chronicles 21:21 · BSB

David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.

21“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

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