2 Samuel 14:21-24

Evangelical Heritage Version

²¹ The king said to Joab, “All right! I will do this. Go and bring back the young man Absalom.”

²² Joab fell down with his face to the ground. He bowed down and blessed the king and said, “Today your servant has become aware that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has carried out the request of his servant.”

²³ So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

²⁴ But the king said, “He must go to his own house. He is not to see me face-to-face.” So Absalom went to his own house, and he did not see the face of the king.