2 Samuel 14:31

וַיָּקָם יוֹאָב וַיָּבֹא אֶל ־ אַבְשָׁלוֹם הַבָּיְתָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לָמָּה הִצִּיתוּ עֲבָדֶךָ אֶת ־ הַחֶלְקָה אֲשֶׁר ־ לִי בָּאֵֽשׁ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The 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?

In Context

30וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל ־ עֲבָדָיו רְאוּ חֶלְקַת יוֹאָב אֶל ־ יָדִי וְל/וֹ ־ שָׁם שְׂעֹרִים לְכוּ והוצתיה בָאֵשׁ וַיַּצִּתוּ עַבְדֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶת ־ הַחֶלְקָה בָּאֵֽשׁ ׃ פ

32וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל ־ יוֹאָב הִנֵּה שָׁלַחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ ׀ לֵאמֹר בֹּא הֵנָּה וְאֶשְׁלְחָה אֹתְךָ אֶל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר לָמָּה בָּאתִי מִגְּשׁוּר טוֹב לִי עֹד אֲנִי ־ שָׁם וְעַתָּה אֶרְאֶה פְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאִם ־ יֶשׁ ־ בִּי עָוֺן וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי ׃

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:29-33

Absalom's Return. ( b. c. 1029.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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