Context 29Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he would not come. 30Therefore he said to his servants, “See, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. 31Then Joab arose, came to Absalom at his house and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?” 32Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me still to be there.”’ Now therefore, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him put me to death.” 33So when Joab came to the king and told him, he called for Absalom. Thus he came to the king and prostrated himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionThen Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Douay-Rheims Bible He sent therefore to Joab, to send him to the king: but he would not come to him. And when he had sent the second time, and he would not come to him, Darby Bible Translation Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again the second time, but he would not come. English Revised Version Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, that he might send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. World English Bible Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Young's Literal Translation and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come. Library God's Banished Ones'God doth devise means, that His banished be not expelled from Him.' 2 SAMUEL xiv. 14. David's good-for-nothing son Absalom had brought about the murder of one of his brothers, and had fled the country. His father weakly loved the brilliant blackguard, and would fain have had him back, but was restrained by a sense of kingly duty. Joab, the astute Commander-in- chief, a devoted friend of David, saw how the land lay, and formed a plan to give the king an excuse for doing what he wished to do. So … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Barley Field on Fire The Blessed Privilege of Seeing God Explained The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs Samuel Links 2 Samuel 14:29 NIV • 2 Samuel 14:29 NLT • 2 Samuel 14:29 ESV • 2 Samuel 14:29 NASB • 2 Samuel 14:29 KJV • 2 Samuel 14:29 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 14:29 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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