2 Samuel 15:5

And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him, to doe him obeisance, he put foorth his hand, and tooke him, and kissed him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And when a man came near to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.
- Basic English Bible

Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And it was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
- Darby Bible

Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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.
- English Revised Version

It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 15:5

15:3 See - Upon some very slight hearing of their cause, he approved it, that he might oblige all. No man - None such as will do thee justice. The other sons and relations of the king, and the rest of the judges and rulers under him and them, are wholly corrupted; or, at least not careful and diligent as they should be: and my father being grown in years, is negligent of publick affairs. It is the way of turbulent, aspiring men, to reproach the government they are under. Even David himself, the best of kings, could not escape the worst of censures.

15:7 After forty years - From the change of the government, into a monarchy, which was about ten years before David began to reign. So this fell out about the thirtieth year of his reign.