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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.
29
Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come.
29
Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab was unwilling to come. So he sent again, a second time, but he still wouldn't come.
2 Samuel 14:29 In-Context
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Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.
28
Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.
29
Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent a second time, but he refused to come.
30
Then he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
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Then Joab did go to Absalom’s house, and he said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”