2 Samuel 14:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 14:29 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 14:30Then 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.
- Esther 1:12Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
- Matthew 22:3He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).