2 Samuel 14:23

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Then Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Sam 3:3 : 3 His second son was Chileab, born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
  • 2 Sam 13:37-38 : 37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day. 38 After Absalom fled to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.

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  • 2 Sam 14:21-22
    2 verses
    86%

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

    22 Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage, and he blessed the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request."

  • 2 Sam 14:28-33
    6 verses
    85%

    28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.

    29 Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent for him a second time, but Joab still refused to come.

    30 Then Absalom said to his servants, 'Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.' So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

    31 Then Joab arose, went to Absalom’s house, and said to him, 'Why have your servants set my field on fire?'

    32 Absalom said to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you, saying, “Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, 'Why did I come back from Geshur? It would have been better for me to remain there.'” Now, let me see the king’s face. If I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.'

    33 So Joab went to the king and told him this. Then the king summoned Absalom, who came to the king and bowed himself down with his face to the ground before him. And the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    80%

    1 Joab, son of Zeruiah, realized that the king's heart was focused on Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:24-26
    3 verses
    79%

    24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

    25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Israelite who had gone in to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.

    26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
    79%

    24 But the king said, "He must go to his own house; he must not see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king’s face.

  • 2 Sam 13:37-39
    3 verses
    77%

    37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.

    38 After Absalom fled to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.

    39 King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

  • 2 Sam 3:22-24
    3 verses
    77%

    22 Just then, David’s men and Joab returned from a raid, bringing a large amount of plunder, but Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for David had sent him away in peace.

    23 When Joab and all the soldiers who were with him arrived, they were told, 'Abner son of Ner came to the king, and the king sent him away in peace.'

    24 So Joab went to the king and said, 'What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!'

  • 2 Sam 15:37
    77%

    37 So Hushai, David's friend, arrived in the city just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 16:15
    76%

    15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    76%

    9 The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23 Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come.

    24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?'

  • 1 Chr 19:15
    75%

    15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled before Abishai, Joab's brother, and went back into the city. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 18:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 Joab said, 'I cannot linger here with you.' So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive, hanging in the oak tree.

    15 Ten of Joab’s young armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    75%

    4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and traveled throughout all Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 19:1
    75%

    1 The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died in your place, Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 2 Sam 10:14
    75%

    14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and went back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 15:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5 Whenever a man approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him.

    6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, and he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.

    7 At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.'

  • 2 Sam 15:11-14
    4 verses
    74%

    11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited and went innocently, unaware of anything.

    12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

    13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'

    14 David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    74%

    15 He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one person. They sent word to the king, 'Return, you and all your men.'

  • 2 Sam 3:26
    74%

    26 Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the cistern at Sirah. But David knew nothing about it.

  • 2 Sam 11:22
    73%

    22 The messenger set out, and when he arrived, he reported to David everything Joab had sent him to say.

  • 2 Sam 15:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 After this, Absalom acquired for himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

    2 Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'

  • 2 Sam 2:30
    73%

    30 Joab stopped pursuing Abner and gathered all the troops. Nineteen of David’s men were missing, along with Asahel.

  • 2 Sam 19:5
    73%

    5 The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 2 Sam 19:10
    73%

    10 All the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, he saved us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:28
    73%

    28 When the news reached Joab—who had supported Adonijah but not Absalom—he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

  • 2 Sam 14:3
    72%

    3 Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you." And Joab put the words into her mouth.

  • 2 Sam 13:27
    72%

    27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
    72%

    34 Meanwhile, Absalom fled. Now the watchman looked up and saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road behind him.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
    72%

    30 (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)