ESV: 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.
NIV: Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him.
NASB: And whenever a man approached to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
CSB: When a person approached to pay homage to him, Absalom reached out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him.
NLT: When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.
KJV: 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.
NKJV: 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.
