V.1 Now Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 perceived 3045-4 that the king's 4428 heart 3820 [was] toward Absalom. 53

14:2 And Joab 3097 sent 7971-4 to Tekoah, 8620 and fetched 3947-4 thence a wise 2450 woman, 802 and said 559-4 unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, 56-100 and put on 3847-3 now mourning 60 apparel, 899 and anoint 5480-4 not thyself with oil, 8081 but be as a woman 802 that had a long 7227 time 3117 mourned 56-102 for the dead: 4191-5

14:3 And come 935-1 to the king, 4428 and speak 1696-14 on this manner 1697 unto him. So Joab 3097 put 7760-4 the words 1697 in her mouth. 6310

14:4 And when the woman 802 of Tekoah 8621 spake 559-4 to the king, 4428 she fell 5307-4 on her face 639 to the ground, 776 and did obeisance, 7812-101 and said, 559-4 Help, 3467-54 O king. 4428

14:5 And the king 4428 said 559-4 unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, 559-4 I [am] indeed 61 a widow 490 woman, 802 and mine husband 376 is dead. 4191-4

14:6 And thy handmaid 8198 had two 8147 sons, 1121 and they two 8147 strove 5327-11 together in the field, 7704 and [there was] none to part 5337-56 them, but the one 259 smote 5221-55 the other, 259 and slew 4191-55 him.

14:7 And, behold, the whole family 4940 is risen 6965-1 against thine handmaid, 8198 and they said, 559-4 Deliver 5414-3 him that smote 5221-56 his brother, 251 that we may kill 4191-55 him, for the life 5315 of his brother 251 whom he slew; 2026-1 and we will destroy 8045-55 the heir 3423-6 also: and so they shall quench 3518-14 my coal 1513 which is left, 7604-8 and shall not leave 7760-2 to my husband 376 [neither] name 8034 nor remainder 7611 upon 6440 the earth. 127

14:8 And the king 4428 said 559-4 unto the woman, 802 Go 3212-3 to thine house, 1004 and I will give charge 6680-17 concerning thee.

14:9 And the woman 802 of Tekoah 8621 said 559-4 unto the king, 4428 My lord, 113 O king, 4428 the iniquity 5771 [be] on me, and on my father's 1 house: 1004 and the king 4428 and his throne 3678 [be] guiltless. 5355

14:10 And the king 4428 said, 559-4 Whosoever saith 1696-18 [ought] unto thee, bring 935-52 him to me, and he shall not touch 5060-2 thee any more. 3254-55

14:11 Then said 559-4 she, I pray thee, let the king 4428 remember 2142-4 the LORD 3068 thy God, 430 that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers 1350-6 of blood 1818 to destroy 7843-15 any more, 7235-53 lest they destroy 8045-55 my son. 1121 And he said, 559-4 [As] the LORD 3068 liveth, 2416 there shall not one hair 8185 of thy son 1121 fall 5307-4 to the earth. 776

14:12 Then the woman 802 said, 559-4 Let thine handmaid, 8198 I pray thee, speak 1696-17 [one] word 1697 unto my lord 113 the king. 4428 And he said, 559-4 Say on. 1696-16

14:13 And the woman 802 said, 559-4 Wherefore then hast thou thought 2803-1 such a thing against the people 5971 of God? 430 for the king 4428 doth speak 1696-102 this thing 1697 as one which is faulty, 818 in that the king 4428 doth not fetch home again 7725-53 his banished. 5080-12

14:14 For we must needs 4191-2 die, 4191-4 and [are] as water 4325 spilt 5064-12 on the ground, 776 which cannot be gathered 622-11 up again; neither doth God 430 respect 5375-4 [any] person: 5315 yet doth he devise 2803-1 means, 4284 that his banished 5080-12 be not expelled 5080-4 from him.

14:15 Now therefore that I am come 935-1 to speak 1696-15 of this thing 1697 unto my lord 113 the king, 4428 [it is] because the people 5971 have made me afraid: 3372-14 and thy handmaid 8198 said, 559-4 I will now speak 1696-17 unto the king; 4428 it may be that the king 4428 will perform 6213-4 the request 1697 of his handmaid. 519

14:16 For the king 4428 will hear, 8085-4 to deliver 5337-53 his handmaid 519 out of the hand 3709 of the man 376 [that would] destroy 8045-53 me and my son 1121 together 3162 out of the inheritance 5159 of God. 430

14:17 Then thine handmaid 8198 said, 559-4 The word 1697 of my lord 113 the king 4428 shall now be comfortable: 4496 for as an angel 4397 of God, 430 so [is] my lord 113 the king 4428 to discern 8085-2 good 2896 and bad: 7451 therefore the LORD 3068 thy God 430 will be with thee.

14:18 Then the king 4428 answered 6030-4 and said 559-4 unto the woman, 802 Hide 3582-17 not from me, I pray thee, the thing 1697 that I shall ask 7592-6 thee. And the woman 802 said, 559-4 Let my lord 113 the king 4428 now speak. 1696-17

14:19 And the king 4428 said, 559-4 [Is not] the hand 3027 of Joab 3097 with thee in all this? And the woman 802 answered 6030-4 and said, 559-4 [As] thy soul 5315 liveth, 2416 my lord 113 the king, 4428 none 376 can 786 turn to the right hand 3231-53 or to the left 8041-53 from ought that my lord 113 the king 4428 hath spoken: 1696-14 for thy servant 5650 Joab, 3097 he bade 6680-14 me, and he put 7760-1 all these words 1697 in the mouth 6310 of thine handmaid: 8198

14:20 To 5668 fetch about 5437-15 this form 6440 of speech 1697 hath thy servant 5650 Joab 3097 done 6213-1 this thing: 1697 and my lord 113 [is] wise, 2450 according to the wisdom 2451 of an angel 4397 of God, 430 to know 3045-2 all [things] that [are] in the earth. 776

14:21 And the king 4428 said 559-4 unto Joab, 3097 Behold now, I have done 6213-1 this thing: 1697 go 3212-3 therefore, bring the young man 5288 Absalom 53 again. 7725-54

14:22 And Joab 3097 fell 5307-4 to the ground 776 on his face, 6440 and bowed 7812-101 himself, and thanked 1288-17 the king: 4428 and Joab 3097 said, 559-4 To day 3117 thy servant 5650 knoweth 3045-1 that I have found 4672-1 grace 2580 in thy sight, 5869 my lord, 113 O king, 4428 in that the king 4428 hath fulfilled 6213-1 the request 1697 of his servant. 5650

14:23 So Joab 3097 arose 6965-4 and went 3212-4 to Geshur, 1650 and brought 935-55 Absalom 53 to Jerusalem. 3389

14:24 And the king 4428 said, 559-4 Let him turn 5437-11 to his own house, 1004 and let him not see 7200-4 my face. 6440 So Absalom 53 returned 5437-11 to his own house, 1004 and saw 7200-1 not the king's 4428 face. 6440

14:25 But in all Israel 3478 there was none 376 to be so much 3966 praised 1984-15 as Absalom 53 for his beauty: 3303 from the sole 3709 of his foot 7272 even to the crown of his head 6936 there was no blemish 3971 in him.

14:26 And when he polled 1548-15 his head, 7218 (for it was at every year's 3117 3117 end 7093 that he polled 1548-17 [it]: because [the hair] was heavy 3513-1 on him, therefore he polled 1548-14 it:) he weighed 8254-1 the hair 8181 of his head 7218 at two hundred 3967 shekels 8255 after the king's 4428 weight. 68

14:27 And unto Absalom 53 there were born 3205-11 three 7969 sons, 1121 and one 259 daughter, 1323 whose name 8034 [was] Tamar: 8559 she was a woman 802 of a fair 3303 countenance. 4758

14:28 So Absalom 53 dwelt 3427-4 two full 3117 years 8141 in Jerusalem, 3389 and saw 7200-1 not the king's 4428 face. 6440

14:29 Therefore Absalom 53 sent 7971-4 for Joab, 3097 to have sent 7971-2 him to the king; 4428 but he would 14-1 not come 935-2 to him: and when he sent 7971-4 again the second time, 8145 he would 14-1 not come. 935-2

14:30 Therefore he said 559-4 unto his servants, 5650 See, 7200-3 Joab's 3097 field 2513 is near 413 mine, 3027 and he hath barley 8184 there; go 3212-3 and set it 3341-54 on fire. 784 And Absalom's 53 servants 5650 set 3341-55 the field 2513 on fire. 784

14:31 Then Joab 3097 arose, 6965-4 and came 935-4 to Absalom 53 unto [his] house, 1004 and said 559-4 unto him, Wherefore have thy servants 5650 set 3341-52 my field 2513 on fire? 784

14:32 And Absalom 53 answered 559-4 Joab, 3097 Behold, I sent 7971-1 unto thee, saying, 559-2 Come 935-3 hither, that I may send 7971-4 thee to the king, 4428 to say, 559-2 Wherefore am I come 935-1 from Geshur? 1650 [it had been] good 2896 for me [to have been] there still: now therefore let me see 7200-4 the king's 4428 face; 6440 and if there be 3426 [any] iniquity 5771 in me, let him kill 4191-52 me.