2 Samuel 14:29
What does 2 Samuel 14:29 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 14:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He sent therefore to Joab, to send him to the king: but he would not come to him. And when he had sent the second time, and he would not come to him,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again the second time, but he would not come.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 1:12
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
- Matthew 22:3
and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.
- 2 Samuel 14:30
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.
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