撒母耳记下14-历史

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¹Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. ²So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions.#14:2 Hebrew don’t anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. ³Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you.” Then Joab told her what to say. ⁵“What’s the trouble?” the king asked.“Alas, I am a widow!” she replied. “My husband is dead. ⁶My two sons had a fight out in the field. And since no one was there to stop it, one of them was killed. ⁷Now the rest of the family is demanding, ‘Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn’t deserve to inherit his family’s property.’ They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband’s name and family will disappear from the face of the earth.” ⁸“Leave it to me, ” the king told her. “Go home, and I’ll see to it that no one touches him.” ⁹“Oh, thank you, my lord the king, ” the woman from Tekoa replied. “If you are criticized for helping me, let the blame fall on me and on my father’s house, and let the king and his throne be innocent.” ¹⁰“If anyone objects, ” the king said, “bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm you again!” ¹¹Then she said, “Please swear to me by the Lord your God that you won’t let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.”“As surely as the Lord lives, ” he replied, “not a hair on your son’s head will be disturbed!” ¹²“Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king, ” she said.“Go ahead and speak, ” he responded. ¹³She replied, “Why don’t you do as much for the people of God as you have promised to do for me? You have convicted yourself in making this decision, because you have refused to bring home your own banished son. ¹⁵“I have come to plead with my lord the king because people have threatened me. I said to myself, ‘Perhaps the king will listen to me ¹⁷Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.” ¹⁸“I must know one thing, ” the king replied, “and tell me the truth.”“Yes, my lord the king, ” she responded. ¹⁹“Did Joab put you up to this?”And the woman replied, “My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say. ²⁰He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!” ²²Joab bowed with his face to the ground in deep respect and said, “At last I know that I have gained your approval, my lord the king, for you have granted me this request!” ²³Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. ²⁵Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. ²⁷He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful. ²⁸Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king. ²⁹Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come. ³⁰So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab’s barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded. ³¹Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?” ³²And Absalom replied, “Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn’t intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him kill me.” ³³So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him.

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