²⁴ And the king said, “Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence.” So Absalom lived apart in his own house and did not come into the king's presence.

^4 (A)They will see his face, and ^(B)his name will be on their foreheads.

²⁸ So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

¹³ And he said, “Good; I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you; that is, ^(A)you shall not see my face unless you first bring ^(B)Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face.”

²⁸ Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”

³ But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your ^(A)brother is with you.’