2 Samuel 14:31
29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
- KJV
- Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
- WEB
- Then Joab arose and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
- ASV
- Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
- DARBY
- Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to [his] house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my allotment on fire?
- BLB
- And Joab arose and came to Absalom’s house, and he said to him, “Why have your servants burned the portion that [is] to me with the fire?”
- ÅB
- Da sto Joab opp og gikk til Absaloms hus, og han sa til ham: Hvorfor har dine tjenere satt ild på det jordstykke som hører meg til?
- OTB
- Da reiste Joab seg og kom til Absalom i hans hus og sa til ham, “Hvorfor har dine tjenere satt min åker i brann?”
- B1930
- Da stod Joab op og gikk til Absaloms hus, og han sa til ham: Hvorfor har dine tjenere satt ild på det jordstykke som hører mig til?