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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB 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.
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Quick answer
Absalom twice summons Joab to intercede, but Joab refuses to come. The snub leaves Absalom without his usual advocate.
Overview
Having been restored through Joab once, Absalom seeks him again to gain access to David, but Joab will not respond. Joab's reluctance, perhaps wary of Absalom or content with the status quo, frustrates the prince. Absalom's next, drastic step reveals a character willing to use force to get his way.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 2 Sam 14:30–31Therefore he said to his servants, “Behold, Joab’s field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
- Esth 1:12But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him.
- Matt 22:3and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
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