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2 Samuel 14:30 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 14 · verse 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.2 Samuel 14:30 · King James Version
2 Samuel 14:30 in context
28So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
29Therefore 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.
30Therefore 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.
31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
32And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- Joab'sYôwʼâbJoab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097 →
- barleysᵉʻôrâhbarleyH8184 →
- fieldchelqâhproperly, smoothnessH2513 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- nearʼêlnear, with or amongH413 →
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Three years Absalom had been an exile from his father-in-law, and now two years a prisoner at large in his own house, and, in both, better dealt with than he deserved;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-33