30 Therefore he said unto his servants, Behold, Joab hath a [a]field by my place, and hath barley therein: go, and set it [b]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 burnt my field with fire?

32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent for thee, saying, Come thou hither, and I will send thee to the king for to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had been better for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face: and [c]if there be any trespass in me, let him kill me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:30 Or, possession.
  2. 2 Samuel 14:30 The wicked are impatient in their affections, and spare no unlawful means to compass them.
  3. 2 Samuel 14:32 If I have offended by revenging my sister’s dishonor: thus the wicked justify themselves in their evil.

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