Judahspoketo him, however, saying,"The mansolemnlywarnedus, 'You shall not seemy faceunlessyour brotheris with you.'
So it cameabout whenthey had finishedeatingthe grainwhichthey had broughtfrom Egypt,that their fathersaidto them, "Goback,buyus a littlefood."
"Ifyou sendour brotherwith us, we will godownand buyyou food.
"But ifyou do not send[him], we will not godown;for the mansaidto us, 'You will not seemy faceunlessyour brotheris with you.'"
"You saidto your servants,however, 'Unlessyour youngestbrothercomesdownwith you, you will not seemy faceagain.'
However the kingsaid,"Let him turnto his own house,and let him not seemy face."So Absalomturnedto his own houseand did not seethe king'sface.
Now Absalomlivedtwo fullyearsin Jerusalem,and did not seethe king'sface.
AbsalomansweredJoab,"Behold,I sentfor you, saying,'Comehere,that I may sendyou to the king,to say,"Whyhave I comefrom Geshur?It would be betterfor me stillto be there."'Nowtherefore, let me seethe king'sface,and ifthereis iniquityin me, let him putme to death."
He said,"Good!I will makea covenantwith you, but I demandonethingof you, namely,you shall not seemy faceunlessyou firstbringMichal,Saul'sdaughter,when you cometo seeme."
"And now,behold,I knowthat allof you, amongwhomI went aboutpreachingthe kingdom,will no longerseemy face.
grievingespeciallyoverthe wordwhichhe had spoken,that they wouldnot seehis faceagain.And they were accompanyinghim to the ship.
I HAVE CERTAINLY SEENTHE OPPRESSIONOF MY PEOPLEIN EGYPTAND HAVE HEARDTHEIR GROANS,AND I HAVE COME DOWNTO RESCUETHEM; COMENOW,AND I WILL SENDYOU TO EGYPT.'
