Context 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 kings 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 Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? Douay-Rheims Bible Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said: Why have thy servants set my corn on fire? Darby Bible Translation Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my allotment on fire? English Revised Version Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? Webster's Bible Translation Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom, to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire? World English Bible Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?" Young's Literal Translation And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, 'Why have thy servants burned the portion that I have with fire?' 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 14:31 NIV • 2 Samuel 14:31 NLT • 2 Samuel 14:31 ESV • 2 Samuel 14:31 NASB • 2 Samuel 14:31 KJV • 2 Samuel 14:31 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 14:31 Parallel • Bible Hub |