1 Now Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah perceived that the king's heart went out to Ab'salom.
2 And Jo'ab sent to Teko'a, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments; do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead;
3 and go to the king, and speak thus to him." So Jo'ab put the words in her mouth.
4 When the woman of Teko'a came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, "Help, O king."
5 And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
6 And your handmaid had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field; there was no one to part them, and one struck the other and killed him.
7 And now the whole family has risen against your handmaid, and they say, `Give up the man who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew'; and so they would destroy the heir also. Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant upon the face of the earth."
8 Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
9 And the woman of Teko'a said to the king, "On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless."
10 The king said, "If any one says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again."
11 Then she said, "Pray let the king invoke the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood slay no more, and my son be not destroyed." He said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."
12 Then the woman said, "Pray let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
13 And the woman said, "Why then have you planned such a thing against the people of God? For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring his banished one home again.
14 We must all die, we are like water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; but God will not take away the life of him who devises means not to keep his banished one an outcast.
15 Now I have come to say this to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid; and your handmaid thought, `I will speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.
16 For the king will hear, and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.'
17 And your handmaid thought, `The word of my lord the king will set me at rest'; for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The LORD your God be with you!"
18 Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
19 The king said, "Is the hand of Jo'ab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Jo'ab who bade me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid.
20 In order to change the course of affairs your servant Jo'ab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth."
21 Then the king said to Jo'ab, "Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Ab'salom."
22 And Jo'ab fell on his face to the ground, and did obeisance, and blessed the king; and Jo'ab 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 Jo'ab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Ab'salom to Jerusalem.
24 And the king said, "Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence." So Ab'salom dwelt apart in his own house, and did not come into the king's presence.
25 Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his beauty as Ab'salom; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
27 There were born to Ab'salom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.
28 So Ab'salom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.
29 Then Ab'salom sent for Jo'ab, to send him to the king; but Jo'ab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Jo'ab would not come.
30 Then he said to his servants, "See, Jo'ab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Ab'salom's servants set the field on fire.
31 Then Jo'ab arose and went to Ab'salom at his house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"
32 Ab'salom answered Jo'ab, "Behold, I sent word to you, `Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still." Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king; and if there is guilt in me, let him kill me.'"
33 Then Jo'ab went to the king, and told him; and he summoned Ab'salom. So he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Ab'salom.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Samuel, 14:
2 Samuel 14 narrates the story of Joab, the commander of the army of David, who deceives the king to allow his rebel son, Absalom, return to Jerusalem after running away from having murdered his brother. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Proverbs 20:22: "Do not say, 'I will pay evil with evil'; Wait for the Lord, and he will act in his favor." This verse talks about the concept of divine justice and the importance of trusting God to do what is right instead of acting with revenge. This is relevant to the story of Joab, who manipulated the situation to bring Absalom back to the city.
Proverbs 28:13: "He who covers his transgressions will never prosper, but who confesses them and leaves them, will reach mercy." This verse emphasizes the importance of confession and repentance to achieve God's mercy. This is relevant to the story of Absalom, who killed his brother and fled to avoid punishment.
Psalm 32:5: "I confess to my sin and my iniquity I did not cover up. I said, I will confess to the Lord my transgressions; and you forgave the guilt of my sin." This verse talks about the importance of confession of sins and God's forgiveness. This is relevant to the story of David, who had a case with Bathsheba and tried to cover sin.
Proverbs 31:8-9: "Open thy mouth in favor of the mute, by the cause of all who are designated to destruction. Open thy mouth; judge and do justice to the poor and needy." This verse talks about the importance of defending the weak and oppressed and of acting justice. This is relevant to the history of Joab, who used the situation for his own purposes, without considering the well-being of the people.
Psalm 51:10: "Creates in me, O God, a pure heart, and renews in me a stable spirit." This verse talks about David's request for purification and spiritual renewal after his sin with Bathsheba. This is relevant to the history of David, which is approached in 2 Samuel 14, and emphasizes the importance of confession and repentance for spiritual renewal.
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