Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Joab would not come. Berean Standard Bible Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. And when he sent again the second time, he would not come. New American Standard Bible Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent word again a second time, but he would not come. NASB 1995 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he would not come. NASB 1977 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Legacy Standard Bible Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he was not willing to come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he was not willing to come. Amplified Bible So Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him; even when he sent again a second time, he [still] would not come. Christian Standard Bible Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab was unwilling to come to him. So he sent again, a second time, but he still would not come. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Abishlum sent for Yuab to send him to the King, and he was not willing to come, and he sent again a second time, and he was unwilling to come Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abessalom sent to Joab to bring him in to the king, and he would not come to him: and he sent to him the second time, and he would not come. Contemporary English Version He wanted Joab to talk to David for him. So one day he sent a message asking Joab to come over, but Joab refused. Absalom sent another message, but Joab still refused. Douay-Rheims Bible He sent therefore to Joab, to send him to the king: but he would not come to him. And when he had sent the second time, and he would not come to him, English Revised Version Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but he still refused to come. Good News Translation Then he sent for Joab, to ask him to go to the king for him; but Joab would not come. Again Absalom sent for him, and again Joab refused to come. International Standard Version After this, Absalom sent for Joab, intending to send him to the king, but Joab would not come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but he still would not come. JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Literal Standard Version and Absalom sends to Joab, to send him to the king, and he has not been willing to come to him; and he sends again a second time, and he has not been willing to come. Majority Standard Bible Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come. New American Bible Then he sent a message asking Joab to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. Although he asked him a second time, Joab would not come. NET Bible Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come. New Revised Standard Version Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king; but Joab would not come to him. He sent a second time, but Joab would not come. New Heart English Bible Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, that he might send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. World English Bible Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. Then he sent again a second time, but he would not come. Young's Literal Translation and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Absalom Reconciled to David28Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king. 29Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come. 30Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.… Cross References 2 Samuel 14:28 Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king. 2 Samuel 14:30 Then Absalom said to his servants, "Look, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!" And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. Treasury of Scripture 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. but he would 2 Samuel 14:30,31 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… Esther 1:12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. Matthew 22:3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Jump to Previous Absalom Ab'salom Joab Jo'ab Order Refused Second Time WillingJump to Next Absalom Ab'salom Joab Jo'ab Order Refused Second Time Willing2 Samuel 14 1. Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,21. brings him home to Jerusalem 25. Absalom's beauty, hair, and children 28. After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab (29) He would not come.--Joab felt that he had already gone far enough in procuring Absalom's return, and, as he still continued under the displeasure of the king, he was not disposed to do anything more. Possibly also he thought Absalom should have shown some sign of penitence for his great crime.Verse 29. - Absalom sent for Joab. As Joab had been the means of bringing him back, Absalom naturally regarded him as a friend. But Joab had performed the former service for other reasons, and it does not seem as if he really had any affection for Absalom. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then [he]אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Joab יוֹאָ֗ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites to send לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ (liš·lō·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out him to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king, הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king but Joab refused וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to come. לָב֣וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go So [Absalom] sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out the second [time], שֵׁנִ֔ית (šê·nîṯ) Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number) but [Joab] still would not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no come. לָבֽוֹא׃ (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Links 2 Samuel 14:29 NIV2 Samuel 14:29 NLT 2 Samuel 14:29 ESV 2 Samuel 14:29 NASB 2 Samuel 14:29 KJV 2 Samuel 14:29 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 14:29 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 14:29 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 14:29 French Bible 2 Samuel 14:29 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 14:29 Then Absalom sent for Joab to send (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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