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And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
And it was so , that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
And whenever a man approached to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him.
And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him.
When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.
It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him.