2 Samuel 14:1

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Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's mind was on Absalom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:39

And the heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom; for he was now consoled over the death of Amnon.

2 Samuel 14:2

Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner; put on mourning garments, do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:2

So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the troops; for the troops heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.”

2 Samuel 19:4

The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle.

1 Chronicles 2:16

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.