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21 Then the king said to Joab, “All right! I[a] will do this thing. Go and bring back the young man Absalom!” 22 Then Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground and thanked[b] the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your[c] servant!”

23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 24 But the king said, “Let him go over[d] to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over[e] to his own house; he did not see the king’s face.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:21 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have “you” rather than “I.”
  2. 2 Samuel 14:22 tn Heb “blessed.”
  3. 2 Samuel 14:22 tc The present translation reads with the Qere “your” rather than the MT “his.”
  4. 2 Samuel 14:24 tn Heb “turn aside.”
  5. 2 Samuel 14:24 tn Heb “turned aside.”

21 Then the king said to Joab, “Very well, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom.” 22 Joab prostrated himself with his face to the ground and did obeisance and blessed the king, and Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.” 23 So Joab set off, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.(A) 24 The king said, “Let him go to his own house; he is not to come into my presence.” So Absalom went to his own house and did not come into the king’s presence.(B)

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