²⁴ But the king gave this order: “Absalom may go to his own house, but he must never come into my presence.” So Absalom did not see the king.

⁴ And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

²⁸ Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king.

¹³ “All right,” David replied, “but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come.”

²⁸ “Get out of here!” Pharaoh shouted at Moses. “I’m warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!”

³ But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’