◄ 2 Samuel 14:1 ►
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Good News Translation
Joab knew that King David missed Absalom very much,

New Revised Standard Version
Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s mind was on Absalom.

Contemporary English Version
Joab knew that David couldn't stop thinking about Absalom,

New American Bible
Now Joab, son of Zeruiah, knew how the king felt toward Absalom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom,

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2977 B. C.

1027 An. Ex. Is.

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Joab

2 Samuel 2:18 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.

1 Chronicles 2:16 And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.

toward Absalom

2 Samuel 13:39 And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Ammon.

2 Samuel 18:33 The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son: would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:2,4 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day: The king grieveth for his son. . . .

Proverbs 29:26 Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.

Context
Absalom's Return to Jerusalem
1And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom,2Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:39
And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Ammon.

2 Samuel 14:2
Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead.

2 Samuel 13:39
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