2Sa 14:24, 28, 32, Act 20:25, 38 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

a[See ver. 23 above]

2 Samuel 14:24

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.

2 Samuel 14:28

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

2 Samuel 14:32

32 Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent word to you, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, “Why have I come from ^aGeshur? It would be better for me to be there still.” Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king, ^band if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’”

Acts 20:25

25 And now, behold, ^cI know that none of you among whom I have gone about ^dproclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

Acts 20:38

38 being sorrowful most of all because of ^ethe word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And ^fthey accompanied him to the ship.