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2 Samuel 14:33 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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. "
2 Samuel 14:33
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31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
32 Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent to 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 to be there still. Now therefore, let me see the king’s face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”’”
33 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
"Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil; but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead."
2 Samuel 14:3
"Go in to the king and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth."
2 Samuel 14:4
"When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”"
2 Samuel 14:5
"The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead."
2 Samuel 14:6
"Your servant had two sons; and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him."
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