Translations
Modern
Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king. And he would not come to him. And he sent again the second time, and he would not come.
Latin
Misit itaque ad Joab, ut mitteret eum ad regem: qui noluit venire ad eum. Cumque secundo misisset, et ille noluisset venire ad eum,
Original
Hebrew
English
Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
Notes
Joab persuaded David to welcome Absalom back (2 Samuel 14:21–22). However, he then stopped helping Absalom, possibly to avoid supporting someone who might try to take the throne (2 Samuel 15:1–12).
Events
People
Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army
Glossary
Absalom David Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Palace Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Joab: Son of David's Sister: Barley Field of, Burned by Absalom