²⁴ And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

⁴ And they will see his face; and his name will be on their brows.

³ If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

²⁸ And Pharaoh said to him, Go away from me, take care that you come not again before me; for the day when you see my face again will be your last.

¹³ And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that when you come before me, Saul's daughter Michal is to come with you; till she comes you will not see my face.

²⁸ For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.