Then he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
2 Samuel 14:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then Joab rose and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Joab arose and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, Why have your servants set my field on fire? American Standard Version (1901) Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? Common English Bible So Joab went straight to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants set my property on fire?” Catholic Public Domain Version And Joab rose up, and he went to Absalom at his house, and he said, "Why have your servants set fire to my grain field?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said: Why have thy servants set my corn on fire? |
Then he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
Absalom answered Joab, “Look, I sent word to you. Come here that I may send you to the king with the question, ‘Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still.’ Now let me go into the king’s presence; if there is guilt in me, let him kill me!”