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2 Samuel 14:29 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

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

29 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.

30 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.

31 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 3:26

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"And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not."

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2 Samuel 19:1

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"And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."

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1 Kings 2:28

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"Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar."

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From This Chapter

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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