Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
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Then Joab arose and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?
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Matthew Henry · Verses 28–33
By his insolent carriage toward Joab, Absalom brought Joab to plead for him. By his insolent message to the king, he gained his wishes. When parents and rulers countenance such characters, they will soon suffer the most fatal effects. But did the compassion of a father prevail to reconcile him to an impenitent son, and shall penitent sinners question the compassion of Him who is the Father of mercies?
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