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2 Samuel 14:31 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? "
2 Samuel 14:31
Verse in Context
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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.
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.
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
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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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