[和合本] 押沙龙活着的时候，在王谷立了一根石柱，因他说：“我没有儿子为我留名。”他就以自己的名称那石柱叫押沙龙柱，直到今日。
[新标点] 押沙龙活着的时候，在王谷立了一根石柱，因他说：“我没有儿子为我留名。”他就以自己的名称那石柱叫押沙龙柱，直到今日。
[和合修] 押沙龙活着的时候，曾在王谷立了一根柱子，因他说：“我没有儿子为我留名。”他就以自己的名字称那柱子为押沙龙碑，直到今日。
[新译本] 押沙龙生前曾在王谷为自己立了一根石柱，因为他想：“我没有儿子记念我的名字。”他就以自己的名字称那石柱。因此人称那石柱为押沙龙柱，直到今日。
[当代修] 押沙龙生前没有儿子为他留名，所以他曾在王谷立了一根石柱，以自己的名字命名，称为“押沙龙柱”，沿用至今。
[现代修] 押沙龙生前曾在王谷为自己立了一个碑；因为他没有儿子可以继承他的名，所以为自己给那碑命名为押沙龙。直到今天，它还叫押沙龙纪念碑。
[吕振中] 押沙龙活着的时候、将在王谷的一根石柱立了起来；因为他说：“我没有儿子来为我的名留个纪念”；他就将自己的名、称那石柱；因此那柱子到今天还叫做押沙龙纪念碑。
[思高本] 阿贝沙隆活着时，在君王山谷就曾为自己建立一石柱说：“我没有儿子来怀念我的名字”；所以给那石柱起了自己的名字。直至今日，人还称那石柱为阿贝沙隆纪念碑。
[文理本] 押沙龙存时、尝曰、我无遗子、以传我名、故在王谷建柱、称以己名、至于今日、称为押沙龙碑、○
[GNT] During his lifetime Absalom had built a monument for himself in King's Valley, because he had no son to keep his name alive. So he named it after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom's Monument.
[BBE] Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
[KJV] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's plac
[NKJV] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up a pillar for himself, which [is] in the King's Valley. For he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name. And to this day it is called Absalom's Monument.
[KJ21] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the King's Dale, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." And he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's Pla
[NASB] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a memorial stone, which is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to (Lit bring to remembrance)continue my name." So he named the memorial stone after his own name, and it is called Absalom's Monument to this day.
[NRSV] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar that is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance"; he called the pillar by his own name. It is called Absalom's Monument to this day.
[WEB] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the king's valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name. It is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
[ESV] Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar that is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day.
[NIV] During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King's Valley as a monument to himself, for he thought, "I have no son to carry on the memory of my name." He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom's Monument to this
[NIrV] Earlier in his life Absalom had set up a pillar in the King's Valley. He had put it up as a monument to himself. He thought, "I don't have a son to carry on the memory of my name." So he named the pillar after himself. It is still called Absalom's Monument to this very day.
[HCSB] When he was alive, Absalom had erected for himself a pillar in the King's Valley, for he had said, "I have no son to preserve the memory of my name." So he gave the pillar his name. It is still called Absalom's Monument today.
[CSB] When he was alive, Absalom had erected for himself a pillar in the King's Valley, for he had said, "I have no son to preserve the memory of my name." So he gave the pillar his name. It is still called Absalom's Monument today.
[AMP] Now Absalom in his lifetime had reared up for himself a pillar which is in the King's Valley, for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance. He called the pillar after his own name, and to this day it is called Absalom's Monument.
[NLT] During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to carry on my name." He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom's Monument to this day.
[YLT] And Absalom hath taken, and setteth up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that [is] in the king's valley, for he said, 'I have no son to cause my name to be remembered;' and he calleth the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called 'The monument of Absalom' unto this day.