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Basic English Bible
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|2 Samuel 14:21|
And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.
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|2 Samuel 14:22|
Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.
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|2 Samuel 14:23|
So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.
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|2 Samuel 14:24|
And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.
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|2 Samuel 14:25|
Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.
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|2 Samuel 14:26|
And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair;) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
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|2 Samuel 14:27|
And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.
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|2 Samuel 14:28|
For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.
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|2 Samuel 14:29|
Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
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|2 Samuel 14:30|
So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.
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