2 Samuel 14:21-24

Lexham English Bible

²¹ Then the king said to Joab, “Look, please, I will grant this thing. Go and bring back the young man Absalom.” ²² Joab fell with his face to the ground and did obeisance. And he blessed the king, and he^[a] said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.”

Absalom Returns to Jerusalem

²³ Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. ²⁴ The king said, “Let him go over to his house, and he may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his house, and did not see the face of the king.