World 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."
— 2 Samuel 14:29, World English 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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“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,”
“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.”
“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.”
When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight.
To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful face.
Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem; and he didn't see the king's face.
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.
Therefore he said to his servants, "Behold, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire." Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"
Absalom answered Joab, "Behold, I sent to you, saying, 'Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me."'"