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29 Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab was unwilling to come to him. So he sent again, a second time, but he still would not come. 30 Then Absalom said to his servants, ‘See, Joab has a field right next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set fire to it! ’ So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.[a]

31 Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, ‘Why did your servants set my field on fire? ’

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  1. 14:30 DSS, LXX add So Joab’s servants came to him with their clothes torn and said, ‘Absalom’s servants have set the field on fire! ’