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 14:1 ¶ Now Yô´äv יוֹאָבº the sonº of Xærûyà צְרוּיָהº perceivedºº thatº the king'sº heartº [was] towardº ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹם.º

 14:1 ¶ Now Yoav the son of Tzeruyah perceived that the king's heart [was] toward Avshalom.

 14:2 And Yô´äv יוֹאָבº sentºº to Tækô`à תְּקוֹעָה,º and fetchedºº thenceºº a wiseº woman,º and saidºº untoº her, I pray thee,º feign thyself to be a mourner,ºº and put onºº nowº mourningº apparel,º and anointºº notº thyself with oil,º but beº as a womanº thatº had a longº timeº mournedºº forº the dead:ºº

 14:2 And Yoav sent to Teqoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

 14:3 And comeºº toº the king,º and speakºº onº thisº mannerº untoº him. So Yô´äv יוֹאָבº putººº the wordsº in her mouth.º

 14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Yoav put the words in her mouth.

 14:4 ¶ And when the womanº of Tækô`à תְּקוֹעָהº spakeºº toº the king,º she fellºº onº her faceº to the ground,º and did obeisance,ºº and said,ºº Help,ºº O king.º

 14:4 ¶ And when the woman of Teqoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

 14:5 And the kingº saidºº unto her, Whatº aileth thee? And she answered,ºº Iº [am] indeedº a widowº woman,º and mine husbandº is dead.ºº

 14:5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I [am] indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

 14:6 And thy handmaidº had twoº sons,º and they twoº strove togetherºº in the field,º and [there was] noneº to partººº them, but the oneº smoteººº the other,º and slewºº him.

 14:6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and [there was] none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

 14:7 And, behold,º the wholeº familyº is risenºº againstº thine handmaid,º and they said,ºº Deliverººº him that smoteºº his brother,º that we may killºº him, for the lifeº of his brotherº whomº he slew;ºº and we will destroyººº the heirºº also:º and so they shall quenchººº my coalº whichº is left,ººº and shall notº leaveºº to my husbandº [neither] nameº nor remainderº uponºº the earth.º

 14:7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither] name nor remainder upon the earth.

 14:8 And the kingº saidºº untoº the woman,º Goººº to thine house,º and Iº will give chargeºº concerningº thee.

 14:8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

 14:9 And the womanº of Tækô`à תְּקוֹעָהº saidºº untoº the king,º My ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º O king,º the iniquityº [be] onº me, and onº my father'sº house:º and the kingº and his throneº [be] guiltless.º

 14:9 And the woman of Teqoah said unto the king, My adon, O king, the iniquity [be] on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne [be] guiltless.

 14:10 And the kingº said,ºº Whosoever saithºº [ought] untoº thee, bringºº him toº me, and he shall notº touchºº thee anyº more.ººº

 14:10 And the king said, Whosoever saith [ought] unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

 14:11 Then saidºº she, I pray thee,º let the kingº rememberººº Yähwè יָהוֶהº thy ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º that thou wouldest notº suffer the revengersºº of bloodº to destroyºº any more,ºº lest they destroyººº my son.º And he said,ºº [As] Yähwè יָהוֶהº liveth,º there shall notº one hairºº of thy sonº fallºº to the earth.º

 14:11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Yahweh thy Elohim, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, [As] Yahweh liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

 14:12 Then the womanº said,ºº Let thine handmaid,º I pray thee,º speakºº [one] wordº untoº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the king.º And he said,ºº Say on.ºº

 14:12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word unto my adon the king. And he said, Say on.

 14:13 And the womanº said,ºº Whereforeº then hast thou thoughtºº suchº a thing againstº the peopleº of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים?º for the kingº doth speakººº thisº thingº as one which is faulty,º in that the kingº doth notº fetch home againººº his banished.ºº

 14:13 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of Elohim? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

 14:14 Forº we must needsºº die,ºº and [are] as waterº spiltºº on the ground,º whichº cannotº be gathered upº again;ºº neitherº doth ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº respectºº [any] person:º yet doth he deviseºº means,º that his banishedºº be not expelledºº fromº him.

 14:14 For we must needs die, and [are] as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth Elohim respect [any] person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

 14:15 Nowº therefore thatº I am comeºº to speakºº ofº thisº thingº untoº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the king,º [it is] becauseº the peopleº have made me afraid:ºº and thy handmaidº said,ºº I will nowº speakºº untoº the king;º it may beº that the kingº will performººº the requestº of his handmaid.º

 14:15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my adon the king, [it is] because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

 14:16 Forº the kingº will hear,ºº to deliverººº his handmaidº out of the handºº of the manº [that would] destroyºº me and my sonº togetherº out of the inheritanceºº of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 14:16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man [that would] destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of Elohim.

 14:17 Then thine handmaidº said,ºº The wordº of my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the kingº shall nowº beº comfortable:º forº as an angelº of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º soº [is] my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the kingº to discernºº goodº and bad:º therefore Yähwè יָהוֶהº thy ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº will beº withº thee.

 14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my adon the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of Elohim, so [is] my adon the king to discern good and bad: therefore Yahweh thy Elohim will be with thee.

 14:18 Then the kingº answeredºº and saidºº untoº the woman,º Hideºº notº fromº me, I pray thee,º the thingº thatº Iº shall askºº thee. And the womanº said,ºº Let my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the kingº nowº speak.ºº

 14:18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my adon the king now speak.

 14:19 And the kingº said,ºº [Is not] the handº of Yô´äv יוֹאָבº withº thee in allº this?º And the womanº answeredºº and said,ºº [As] thy soulº liveth,º my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the king,º noneº canº turnºº to the rightº handºº or to the leftºº from oughtºº thatº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº the kingº hath spoken:ºº forº thy servantº Yô´äv יוֹאָב,º heº badeºº me, and heº putººº allº theseº wordsº in the mouthº of thine handmaid:º

 14:19 And the king said, [Is not] the hand of Yoav with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my adon the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my adon the king hath spoken: for thy servant Yoav, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

 14:20 Toº fetch aboutººº this formº of speechº hath thy servantº Yô´äv יוֹאָבº doneººº thisº thing:º and my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº [is] wise,º according to the wisdomº of an angelº of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º to knowººº allº [things] thatº [are] in the earth.º

 14:20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Yoav done this thing: and my adon [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of Elohim, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth.

 14:21 ¶ And the kingº saidºº untoº Yô´äv יוֹאָב,º Beholdº now,º I have doneººº thisº thing:º goººº therefore, bringººº the young manº ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº again.ºº

 14:21 ¶ And the king said unto Yoav, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Avshalom again.

 14:22 And Yô´äv יוֹאָבº fellºº to the groundº onº his face,º and bowedºº himself,º and thankedººº the king:º and Yô´äv יוֹאָבº said,ºº To dayº thy servantº knowethºº thatº I have foundºº graceº in thy sight,º my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º O king,º in thatº the kingº hath fulfilledººº the requestº of his servant.º

 14:22 And Yoav fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Yoav said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my adon, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

 14:23 So Yô´äv יוֹאָבº aroseºº and wentººº to Gæšûr גְּשׁוּר,º and broughtººº ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº to Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם.º

 14:23 So Yoav arose and went to Geshur, and brought Avshalom to Yerushalaim.

 14:24 And the kingº said,ºº Let him turnºº toº his own house,º and let him notº seeºº my face.º So ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº returnedºº toº his own house,º and sawºº notº the king'sº face.º

 14:24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Avshalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

 14:25 ¶ But in allº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº there wasº noneºº to be so muchº praisedºº as ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº for his beauty:º from the soleºº of his footº even toº the crown of his headº there wasº noº blemishº in him.

 14:25 ¶ But in all Yisrael there was none to be so much praised as Avshalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

 14:26 And when he polledººº his head,º (for it wasº at every year'sº endººº thatº he polledºº [it]: becauseº [the hair] was heavyºº onº him, therefore he polledºº it:) he weighedººº the hairº of his headº at two hundredº shekelsº after the king'sº weight.º

 14:26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled [it]: because [the hair] was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

 14:27 And unto ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº there were bornºº threeº sons,º and oneº daughter,º whose nameº [was] Tämär תָּמָר:º sheº wasº a womanº of a fairº countenance.º

 14:27 And unto Avshalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name [was] Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

 14:28 ¶ So ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº dweltºº two fullº yearsºº in Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם,º and sawºº notº the king'sº face.º

 14:28 ¶ So Avshalom dwelt two full years in Yerushalaim, and saw not the king's face.

 14:29 Therefore ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº sentºº forº Yô´äv יוֹאָב,º to have sentºº him toº the king;º but he wouldºº notº comeºº toº him: and when he sentº againººº the second time,º he wouldºº notº come.ºº

 14:29 Therefore Avshalom sent for Yoav, 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.

 14:30 Therefore he saidºº untoº his servants,º See,ºº Yô´äv's יוֹאָבº fieldº is nearº mine,º and he hath barleyº there;º goººº and setºº it on fire.º And ´Avšälôm's אַבשָׁלוֹםº servantsº setººº the fieldº on fire.º

 14:30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Yoav's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Avshalom's servants set the field on fire.

 14:31 Then Yô´äv יוֹאָבº arose,ºº and cameºº toº ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº unto [his] house,º and saidºº untoº him, Whereforeº have thy servantsº setººº my fieldº on fire?º

 14:31 Then Yoav arose, and came to Avshalom unto [his] house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

 14:32 And ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹםº answeredººº Yô´äv יוֹאָב,º Behold,º I sentºº untoº thee, saying,ºº Comeºº hither,º that I may sendºº thee toº the king,º to say,ºº Whereforeº am Iº comeºº from Gæšûr גְּשׁוּר?ºº [it had been] goodº for me [to have been] thereº still:º nowº therefore let me seeºº the king'sº face;º and ifº there beº [any] iniquityº in me, let him killºº me.

 14:32 And Avshalom answered Yoav, 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.

 14:33 So Yô´äv יוֹאָבº cameºº toº the king,º and toldºº him: and when he had calledºº forº ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹם,º he cameºº toº the king,º and bowedºº himself onº his faceº to the groundº beforeº the king:º and the kingº kissedºº ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹם.º

 14:33 So Yoav came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Avshalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Avshalom.