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2 Samuel 14:21 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring ➔ the young man Absalom again. "
2 Samuel 14:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring ➔ the young man Absalom again.
And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 14:1
"Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom."
2 Samuel 14:2
"And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:"
2 Samuel 14:3
"And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth."
2 Samuel 14:4
"And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king."
2 Samuel 14:5
"And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead."
2 Samuel 14:6
"And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him."
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