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Joab told her, “Put on funeral clothes and don't use any makeup. Go to the king and pretend you have spent a long time mourning the death of a loved one.” Then he told her what to say.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_4"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.4" class="v10_14_4">4</span>The woman from Tekoa went to David. She bowed very low and said, “Your Majesty, please help me!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_5"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.5" class="v10_14_5">5</span>David asked, “What's the matter?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_5">She replied:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_14_5">My husband is dead, and I'm a widow. </span><span class="v10_14_6"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.6" class="v10_14_6">6</span>I had two sons, but they got into a fight out in a field where there was no one to pull them apart, and one of them killed the other. </span><span class="v10_14_7"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.7" class="v10_14_7">7</span>Now all of my relatives have come to me and said, “Hand over your son! We're going to put him to death for killing his brother.” But what they really want is to get rid of him, so they can take over our land.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_14_7">Please don't let them put out my only flame of hope! There won't be anyone left on this earth to carry on my husband's name.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_8"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.8" class="v10_14_8">8</span>“Go on home,” David told her. “I'll take care of this matter for you.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_9"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.9" class="v10_14_9">9</span>The woman said, “I hope your decision doesn't cause any problems for you. But if it does, you can blame me.”<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.14.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_10"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.10" class="v10_14_10">10</span>He said, “If anyone gives you trouble, bring them to me, and it won't happen again!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_11"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.11" class="v10_14_11">11</span>“Please,” she replied, “swear by the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God that no one will be allowed to kill my son!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_11">He said, “I swear by the living <span class="nd">Lord</span> that no one will touch even a hair on his head!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_12"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.12" class="v10_14_12">12</span>Then she asked, “Your Majesty, may I say something?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_12">“Yes,” he answered.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_13"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.13" class="v10_14_13">13</span>The woman said:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_14_13">Haven't you been hurting God's people? Your own son had to leave the country. And when you judged in my favor, it was the same as admitting that you should have let him come back. </span><span class="v10_14_14"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.14" class="v10_14_14">14</span>We each must die and disappear like water poured out on the ground. But God doesn't take our lives.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.14.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> Instead, he figures out ways of bringing us back when we run away.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_14_15"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.15" class="v10_14_15">15</span>Your Majesty, I came here to tell you about my problem, because I was afraid of what someone might do to me. I decided to come to you, because I thought you could help. </span><span class="v10_14_16"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.16" class="v10_14_16">16</span>In fact, I knew that you would listen and save my son and me from those who want to take the land that God gave us.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.14.16!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v10_14_17"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.17" class="v10_14_17">17</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.14.17!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I can rest easy now that you have given your decision. You know the difference between right and wrong just like an angel of God, and I pray that the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God will be with you.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_18"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.18" class="v10_14_18">18</span>Then David said to the woman, “Now I'm going to ask you a question, and don't try to hide the truth!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_18">The woman replied, “Please go ahead, Your Majesty.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_19"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.19" class="v10_14_19">19</span>David asked, “Did Joab put you up to this?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_19">The woman answered, “Your Majesty, I swear by your life that no one can hide the truth from you. Yes, Joab did tell me what to say, </span><span class="v10_14_20"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.20" class="v10_14_20">20</span>but only to show you the other side of this problem. You must be as wise as the angel of God to know everything that goes on in this country.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_21"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.21" class="v10_14_21">21</span>David turned to Joab and said, “It seems that I have already given my decision. Go and bring Absalom back.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_22"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.22" class="v10_14_22">22</span>Joab bowed very low and said, “Your Majesty, I thank you for giving your permission. It shows that you approve of me.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_23"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.23" class="v10_14_23">23</span>Joab went to Geshur to get Absalom. But when they came back to Jerusalem, </span><span class="v10_14_24"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.24" class="v10_14_24">24</span>David told Joab, “I don't want to see my son Absalom. Tell him to stay away from me.” So Absalom went to his own house without seeing his father.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Absalom Was Handsome</h3><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_25"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.25" class="v10_14_25">25</span>No one in all Israel was as handsome and well-built as Absalom. </span><span class="v10_14_26"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.26" class="v10_14_26">26</span>His hair grew so thick and heavy that when he got it cut once a year, it weighed over two kilograms.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_27"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.27" class="v10_14_27">27</span>Absalom had three sons. He also had a daughter named Tamar, who grew up to be very beautiful.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Absalom Finally Sees David</h3><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_28"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.28" class="v10_14_28">28</span>Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing his father. </span><span class="v10_14_29"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.29" class="v10_14_29">29</span>He wanted Joab to talk to David for him. So one day he sent a message asking Joab to come over, but Joab refused. Absalom sent another message, but Joab still refused. </span><span class="v10_14_30"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.30" class="v10_14_30">30</span>Finally, Absalom told his servants, “Joab's barley field is right next to mine. Go set it on fire!” And they did.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_31"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.31" class="v10_14_31">31</span>Joab went to Absalom's house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_32"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.32" class="v10_14_32">32</span>Absalom answered, “You didn't pay any attention when I sent for you. I want you to ask my father why he told me to come back from Geshur. I was better off there. I want to see my father now! If I'm guilty, let him kill me.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v10_14_33"><span class="reftext" id="2Sam.14.33" class="v10_14_33">33</span>Joab went to David and told him what Absalom had said. David sent for Absalom, and Absalom came. He bowed very low, and David leaned over and kissed him.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.9 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">I hope … me: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “May I speak some more?”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.14 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">take our lives: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “make any exceptions.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.16 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">take … us: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “make sure we have no part in God's people.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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