Verse 29
2 Samuel 14:29
Free Bible Version
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Joab went to Absalom's house and asked “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם אֶל יוֹאָ֗ב לִ/שְׁלֹ֤חַ אֹת/וֹ֙ אֶל הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וְ/לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָ/ב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֥ח עוֹד֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְ/לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָ/בֽוֹא
English Translation
And Absalom sent to Joab to send him to the king, but he did not want to come to him. And he sent again a second time, but he did not want to come.
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Chapter 14 Context
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Joab, son of Zeruiah, knew that the king kept on thinking about Absalom.
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So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa to bring back a wise woman who lived there. He told her, “Pretend...
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Then go to the king and tell him this.” Joab told her what to say.
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When the woman from Tekoa went to see the king, she bowed facedown to the ground in respect, and sai...
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“What's the matter?” the king asked her. “Sadly I'm a widow. My husband is dead,” she replied.
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“Your Majesty, I had two sons. They had a fight outside, and there was nobody there to stop them. On...
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Now the whole family is against me. They're saying, ‘Hand over your son who killed his brother so we...
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“Go on home,” the king told the woman, “and I myself will make sure your case is dealt with for you....
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“Thank you, Your Majesty,” said the woman. “I and my family will take the blame, and may Your Majest...
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“If anyone complains to you about it, bring him here to me, and he won't bother you again!” the king...
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“Please, Your Majesty,” the woman continued, “swear by the Lord your God (Elohim) that you will stop...
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“Could I please ask for one other thing, Your Majesty?” the woman asked. “Go ahead,” he replied.
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“So why have you schemed in a similar way against the people of God (Elohim)?” the woman asked. “Sin...
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14
Yes, we all have to die. We're like water spilled on the ground that can't be collected again. But t...
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That's why I've come to explain this to Your Majesty, because someone has frightened me. So I though...
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I thought: May what Your Majesty says bring me peace, for Your Majesty is able to tell the differenc...
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“Please don't refuse to answer the question I'm about to ask,” the king said to the woman. “Please a...
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“Is all this Joab's doing?” the king asked. The woman replied, “As you live, Your Majesty, no one ca...
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He did so to show the other side of the situation, but Your Majesty is as wise as an angel of God (E...
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The king said to Joab, “Fine, I'll do it. Go and bring young Absalom back.”
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Joab bowed down with his face to the ground in respect, and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “I...
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Joab went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
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But the king gave this order, “He may return to his home, but he's not to come and see me.” So Absal...
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Absalom was admired as the most handsome man in the whole of Israel. He didn't have a single blemish...
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He cut his hair every year because it got so heavy—it weighed two hundred royal shekels.
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He had three sons, and a daughter named Tamar—a very beautiful woman.
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Absalom called Joab to arrange for him to see the king, but Joab refused to come. Absalom called Joa...
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So Absalom told his servants, “Look, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley growing there....
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Joab went to Absalom's house and asked “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
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“Look here,” said Absalom, “I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here. I want you to go to the king and ask...
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So Joab went and told the king what Absalom had said. Then David summoned Absalom, who came and bowe...
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