And the king said unto Absolom—Nay! my son, do not, I pray thee, let us all go, lest we be burdensome upon thee. And, though he urged him, he would not go, but blessed him.
And, when she was immersed, and her house, she besought us , saying—If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide there . And she constrained us.
So Joab fell with his face to the earth, and did homage, and blessed the king,—and Joab said—To-day, doth thy servant know, that I have found favour in thine eyes, my lord O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of thy servant.
Absolom came also unto the king, and said, See, I pray thee, thy servant hath, sheepshearers,—I pray thee, let the king and his servants go with thy servant.