Verse 21

The king said to Joab, "Very well, I will do it. Go, bring back the young man Absalom."

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:11 : 11 She said, "Let the king swear by the LORD your God that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy and that they will not eliminate my son." The king said, "As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground."
  • Mark 6:26 : 26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
  • 1 Sam 14:39 : 39 As surely as the Lord, who saves Israel, lives—even if it is my son Jonathan—he must die.' But no one among the people said a word.