King James Version
2 Samuel 14:31 in the King James Version says “Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire...” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?”
2 Samuel 14:31 · KJV
Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. near: Heb. near my place
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“arose”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“to Absalom”
H53abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite
“unto his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
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