2 Samuel 14:21-33

21Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to JoabH3097, “BeholdH2009 nowH4994, 1I 2will certainly doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697; goH1980 then, bringH7725 backH7725 the youngH5288 manH5288 AbsalomH53.” 22And JoabH3097 fellH5307 on his faceH6440 to the groundH776, prostratedH2331 himself, and blessedH1288 the kingH4428; then JoabH3097 saidH559, “TodayH3117 your servantH5650 knowsH3045 that I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, my lordH113 the kingH4428, in that the kingH4428 has performedH6213 the 3requestH1697 of his servantH5650.” 23So JoabH3097 aroseH6965 and wentH1980 to 4GeshurH1650, and broughtH935 AbsalomH53 to JerusalemH3389. 24However, the kingH4428 saidH559, “He shall returnH5437 to 5his own houseH1004, but he shall not seeH7200 my faceH6440.” So AbsalomH53 returnedH5437 to his own houseH1004 and did not seeH7200 the king’sH4428 faceH6440.

25Now in allH3605 IsraelH3478 there was noH3808 oneH376 as handsomeH3303 as AbsalomH53, so highlyH3966 praisedH1984; 6from the soleH3709 of his footH7272 to the topH6936 ofH6936 his headH6936 there was noH3808 impairmentH4140 in him. 26And when he 7cutH1548 the hair of his headH7218 (and it was at the endH7093 of every yearH3117 that he cutH1548 it, becauseH3588 it was heavyH3515 on him, so he cutH1548 it), he weighedH8254 the hairH8181 of his headH7218 at 8twoH3967 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 by the king’sH4428 weightH68. 27And 9to AbsalomH53 there were bornH3205 threeH7969 sonsH1121, and oneH259 daughterH1323 whose nameH8034 was 10TamarH8559; she was a womanH802 of beautifulH3303 appearanceH4758.

28Now AbsalomH53 livedH3427 two fullH3117 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389, 11yet he did not seeH7200 the king’sH4428 faceH6440. 29Then AbsalomH53 sentH7971 for JoabH3097, to sendH7971 him to the kingH4428, but he wouldH14 not comeH935 to him. So he sentH7971 word againH5750 a secondH8145 timeH8145, but he wouldH14 not comeH935. 30Therefore he saidH559 to his servantsH5650, “SeeH7200, 12Joab’sH3097 plotH2513 is nextH413H3027 to mine, and he has barleyH8184 thereH8033; goH1980 and setH3341 it on fireH784.” So Absalom’sH53 servantsH5650 setH3341 the plotH2513 on fireH784. 31Then JoabH3097 gotH6965 upH6965, cameH935 to AbsalomH53 at his houseH1004, and saidH559 to him, “WhyH4100 have your servantsH5650 setH3341 my plotH2513 on fireH784?” 32AbsalomH53 13answeredH559 JoabH3097, “BeholdH2009, I sentH7971 for you, sayingH559, ‘ComeH935 hereH2008, so that I may sendH7971 you to the kingH4428, to sayH559, “WhyH4100 have I comeH935 from GeshurH1650? It would be betterH2896 for me stillH5750 to be thereH8033.”’ NowH6258 then, let me seeH7200 the king’sH4428 faceH6440, 14and ifH518 thereH3426 isH3426 guiltH5771 in me, he can have me executedH4191.” 33So when JoabH3097 cameH935 to the kingH4428 and toldH5046 him, he summonedH7121 AbsalomH53. Then Absalom cameH935 to the kingH4428 and prostratedH2331 himself 15with his faceH639 to the groundH776 beforeH6440 the kingH4428; and 16the kingH4428 kissedH5401 AbsalomH53.