## II Samuel Chapter 14

###### II Samuel 14:1
[II Samuel 14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:1)

וַיֵּ֖דַע יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה כִּי־לֵ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoav, the son of Tsruyoh knew that the king's heart was [favorable] to Avsholom.


###### II Samuel 14:2
[II Samuel 14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:2)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יוֹאָב֙ תְּק֔וֹעָה וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲכָמָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לֶ֠יהָ הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־נָ֞א וְלִבְשִׁי־נָ֣א בִגְדֵי־אֵ֗בֶל וְאַל־תָּס֙וּכִי֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְהָיִ֕ית כְּאִשָּׁ֗ה זֶ֚ה יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶת עַל־מֵֽת׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoav sent to Tekoah and took a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Please pretend to be a mourner and wear mourner's clothes and do not annoint yourself with oil. Be as woman that for many days had mourned for the dead.


###### II Samuel 14:3
[II Samuel 14:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:3)

וּבָאת֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְדִבַּ֥רְתְּ אֵלָ֖יו כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיָּ֧שֶׂם יוֹאָ֛ב אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּפִֽיהָ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
[Then] you should come [before] the king and speak to him the following words. Yoav put the words in her mouth.


###### II Samuel 14:4
[II Samuel 14:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:4)

וַ֠תֹּ֠אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַתְּקֹעִית֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתִּפֹּ֧ל עַל־אַפֶּ֛יהָ אַ֖רְצָה וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַתֹּ֖אמֶר הוֹשִׁ֥עָה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Tekois woman greeted the king and fell to the ground on her face and said, "Help [me] O king."


###### II Samuel 14:5
[II Samuel 14:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:5)

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מׇת אִישִֽׁי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said to her, "What is with you?" She said [in reply], "In truth, I am a widowed woman, my husband is dead.


###### II Samuel 14:6
[II Samuel 14:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:6)

וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים וַיִּנָּצ֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּ֖יל בֵּינֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּכּ֧וֹ הָאֶחָ֛ד אֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד וַיָּ֥מֶת אֹתֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Your handmaid had two sons. Both were fighting [each other] in the field; and no one was able to save [separate] them. One [of them] struck the other one and killed him.


###### II Samuel 14:7
[II Samuel 14:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:7)

וְהִנֵּה֩ קָ֨מָה כׇֽל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜ה עַל־שִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ תְּנִ֣י**׀** אֶת־מַכֵּ֣ה אָחִ֗יו וּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ אָחִיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָרָ֔ג וְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָה גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁ וְכִבּ֗וּ אֶת־גַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאָ֔רָה לְבִלְתִּ֧י (שום) [שִׂים־]לְאִישִׁ֛י שֵׁ֥ם וּשְׁאֵרִ֖ית עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Then the entire family rose up against your handmaid and said, 'Give us the one who killed his brother and we will kill him for the soul of his brother whom he murdered, we shall also destroy the heir.' They will extinguish my coal that is left, preventing the perpetuation of my husband's name nor anything remaining [of him] on the face of the earth."


###### II Samuel 14:8
[II Samuel 14:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:8)

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה לְכִ֣י לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ וַאֲנִ֖י אֲצַוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיִךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said to the woman, "Go [back] to your house and I will command [someone] concerning you."


###### II Samuel 14:9
[II Samuel 14:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:9)

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַתְּקוֹעִית֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עָלַ֞י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ הֶעָוֺ֖ן וְעַל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְכִסְא֖וֹ נָקִֽי׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Tekois woman said to the king, "My master, the king, the sin is upon me and on my father's house and the king and his throne are innocent."


###### II Samuel 14:10
[II Samuel 14:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:10)

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הַֽמְדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ וַהֲבֵאת֣וֹ אֵלַ֔י וְלֹא־יֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד לָגַ֥עַת בָּֽךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said [in reply], "The one who is speaking to you [threatingly], bring him to me and he will not touch you any more.


###### II Samuel 14:11
[II Samuel 14:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:11)

וַתֹּ֩אמֶר֩ יִזְכׇּר־נָ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (מהרבית) [מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת] גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ לְשַׁחֵ֔ת וְלֹ֥א יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ אֶת־בְּנִ֑י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ חַי־יְהֹוָ֔ה אִם־יִפֹּ֛ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּנֵ֖ךְ אָֽרְצָה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
She said, "Please remember Adonoy, your God, and not give more [time] for the avenger to destroy. Do not let them destroy my son." He said [in reply], "As Adonoy lives; if any hair from your son shall fall to the ground."


###### II Samuel 14:12
[II Samuel 14:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:12)

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה תְּדַבֶּר־נָ֧א שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָ֑ר וַיֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽרִי׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The woman said, "Please let your handmaiden say something to my master, the king." He [Dovid] said, "Talk."


###### II Samuel 14:13
[II Samuel 14:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:13)

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָאִשָּׁ֔ה וְלָ֧מָּה חָשַׁ֛בְתָּה כָּזֹ֖את עַל־עַ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּמִדַּבֵּ֨ר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ כְּאָשֵׁ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָשִׁ֥יב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶֽת־נִדְּחֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The woman said, "Why did you think this about the people of God? that which the king said, he himself is guilty of in order that the king not bring back his exiled [son].


###### II Samuel 14:14
[II Samuel 14:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:14)

כִּי־מ֣וֹת נָמ֔וּת וְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ הַנִּגָּרִ֣ים אַ֔רְצָה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑פוּ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׂ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ נֶ֔פֶשׁ וְחָשַׁב֙ מַחֲשָׁב֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֛י יִדַּ֥ח מִמֶּ֖נּוּ נִדָּֽח׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
We are [all] going to die, like water spilled on the ground that will not be regathered, God will not countenance anyone. but now let him devise means so that the exiled one remain not an outcast.


###### II Samuel 14:15
[II Samuel 14:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:15)

וְ֠עַתָּ֠ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֜אתִי לְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲדֹנִי֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י יֵרְאֻ֖נִי הָעָ֑ם וַתֹּ֤אמֶר שִׁפְחָתְךָ֙ אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אוּלַ֛י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר אֲמָתֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And therefore now I came to speak to my master, the king these words [as a parable] because the people frightened me. Your handmaiden said, 'I will speak to the king, perhaps the king will take action [in accordance with] his handmaiden's words.


###### II Samuel 14:16
[II Samuel 14:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:16)

כִּ֚י יִשְׁמַ֣ע הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־אֲמָת֖וֹ מִכַּ֣ף הָאִ֑ישׁ לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד אֹתִ֤י וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙ יַ֔חַד מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
When the king hears [and agrees] to save his handmaiden from the [avenger] man's hand who would destroy me and my son together from the inheritance [given by] God.


###### II Samuel 14:17
[II Samuel 14:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:17)

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א דְּבַר־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לִמְנֻחָ֑ה כִּ֣י**׀** כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהָרָ֔ע וַיהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Your handmaiden says let the words of my master, the king provide relief because just as an angel of God so too is my master the king [able] to discern good and bad. Adonoy your God should be with you."


###### II Samuel 14:18
[II Samuel 14:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:18)

וַיַּ֣עַן הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה אַל־נָ֨א תְכַחֲדִ֤י מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁאֵ֣ל אֹתָ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה יְדַבֶּר־נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king replied and said to the woman, "Please do not conceal from me the matter that I am going to ask you." The woman said, "My master the king, please speak."


###### II Samuel 14:19
[II Samuel 14:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:19)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הֲיַ֥ד יוֹאָ֛ב אִתָּ֖ךְ בְּכׇל־זֹ֑את וַתַּ֣עַן הָאִשָּׁ֣ה וַתֹּ֡אמֶר חֵי־נַפְשְׁךָ֩ אֲדֹנִ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אִם־אִ֣שׁ**׀** לְהֵמִ֣ין וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל מִכֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־עַבְדְּךָ֤ יוֹאָב֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔נִי וְה֗וּא שָׂ֚ם בְּפִ֣י שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said, "Is Yoav's hand with you in all of this?" The woman replied and said, "By your life, my master, the king, it is impossible to go right or left from all that my master, the king has said because [indeed] your servant, Yoav, he is the one who commanded me and he put in your handmaiden's mouth all these words.


###### II Samuel 14:20
[II Samuel 14:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:20)

לְבַעֲב֤וּר סַבֵּב֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י הַדָּבָ֔ר עָשָׂ֛ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַאדֹנִ֣י חָכָ֗ם כְּחׇכְמַת֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים לָדַ֖עַת אֶֽת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
In order to skirt around the [direct] face of the matter has your servant, Yoav done this thing. [But] my master is wise like the wisdom possessed by an angel of God to know everything [going on] in the land."


###### II Samuel 14:21
[II Samuel 14:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:21)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב הִנֵּה־נָ֥א עָשִׂ֖יתִי אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וְלֵ֛ךְ הָשֵׁ֥ב אֶת־הַנַּ֖עַר אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said to Yoav, "Behold you have done this [so] go and bring back the boy, Avsholom."


###### II Samuel 14:22
[II Samuel 14:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:22)

וַיִּפֹּל֩ יוֹאָ֨ב אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֡ב הַיּוֹם֩ יָדַ֨ע עַבְדְּךָ֜ כִּי־מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר (עבדו) [עַבְדֶּֽךָ]׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoav fell on his face to the ground and prostrated himself and blessed the king. Yoav said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes my master, the king [as] the king has fulfilled the word of your servant."


###### II Samuel 14:23
[II Samuel 14:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:23)

וַיָּ֥קׇם יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּרָה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoav got up went to Goshur and brought Avsholom back to Yerusholayim.


###### II Samuel 14:24
[II Samuel 14:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:24)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יִסֹּ֣ב אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ וּפָנַ֖י לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וַיִּסֹּ֤ב אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said, "He should make his way around to his house and he should not see my face." Avsholom made his way around to his house and he did not see the king's face.


###### II Samuel 14:25
[II Samuel 14:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:25)

וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם לֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה אִישׁ־יָפֶ֛ה בְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהַלֵּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד מִכַּ֤ף רַגְלוֹ֙ וְעַ֣ד קׇדְקֳד֔וֹ לֹא־הָ֥יָה ב֖וֹ מֽוּם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
There was no man as beautiful as Avsholom in all of Yisroel to be so much praised from the heel of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish.


###### II Samuel 14:26
[II Samuel 14:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:26)

וּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮ אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ֒ וְֽ֠הָיָ֠ה מִקֵּ֨ץ יָמִ֤ים׀לַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְגַלֵּ֔חַ כִּי־כָבֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו וְגִלְּח֑וֹ וְשָׁקַל֙ אֶת־שְׂעַ֣ר רֹאשׁ֔וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם שְׁקָלִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥בֶן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
When he shaved his head, it was at the end of each year that he shaved because [the hair] weighed heavily upon him and [so] he shaved it off. The hair of his head weighed two hundred shekalim using the king's stone [weight].


###### II Samuel 14:27
[II Samuel 14:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:27)

וַיִּוָּלְד֤וּ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ שְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֔ים וּבַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר הִ֣יא הָֽיְתָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה יְפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
To Avsholom was born three sons and one daughter, Her name was Tomor, she was a beautiful woman.


###### II Samuel 14:28
[II Samuel 14:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:28)

וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֑ים וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Avsholom lived in Yerusholoyim for two years and did not see the king's face.


###### II Samuel 14:29
[II Samuel 14:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:29)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם אֶל־יוֹאָ֗ב לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח עוֹד֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָבֽוֹא׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Avsholom sent [a message] to Yoav asking [Yoav] to go to the king, He [Yoav] refused to come to him [Avsholom]. He sent another [message] a second time and he [Yoav] refused to come.


###### II Samuel 14:30
[II Samuel 14:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:30)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדָ֜יו רְאוּ֩ חֶלְקַ֨ת יוֹאָ֤ב אֶל־יָדִי֙ וְלוֹ־שָׁ֣ם שְׂעֹרִ֔ים לְכ֖וּ (והוצתיה) [וְהַצִּית֣וּהָ] בָאֵ֑שׁ וַיַּצִּ֜תוּ עַבְדֵ֧י אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם אֶת־הַחֶלְקָ֖ה בָּאֵֽשׁ׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He [Avsholom] said to his servants, "Look Yoav's plantation is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire, and Avsholom's servants set the plantation on fire.


###### II Samuel 14:31
[II Samuel 14:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:31)

וַיָּ֣קׇם יוֹאָ֔ב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו לָ֣מָּה הִצִּ֧יתוּ עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ אֶת־הַחֶלְקָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־לִ֖י בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoav got up and went to Avsholom in [his] house. He said to him, why did your servants set my plantation on fire?"


###### II Samuel 14:32
[II Samuel 14:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:32)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם אֶל־יוֹאָ֡ב הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ׀לֵאמֹ֡ר בֹּ֣א הֵ֠נָּה וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ אֹתְךָ֨ אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר לָ֤מָּה בָּ֙אתִי֙ מִגְּשׁ֔וּר ט֥וֹב לִ֖י עֹ֣ד אֲנִי־שָׁ֑ם וְעַתָּ֗ה אֶרְאֶה֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥י עָוֺ֖ן וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Avsholom said to Yoav, "Behold I sent [a message] to you saying, 'Come here and I will send you to king saying, 'Why have you brought me from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there. And now, let me see the king's face and if I have a sin [then] kill me.' "


###### II Samuel 14:33
[II Samuel 14:33](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/14:33)

וַיָּבֹ֨א יוֹאָ֣ב אֶל־הַמֶּ֘לֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ ל֧וֹ עַל־אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoav came to the king and told him [the message]. He [Dovid] summoned Avsholom. He came to the king he prostrated himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Avsholom.