2 Samuel 14:29 — Meaning and Application

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“Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.”

2 Samuel 14:29

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And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name {was} Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. {near...: Heb. near my place}

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto {his} house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

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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. {Help: Heb. Save}"

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. {none...: Heb. no deliverer between them}"

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