Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, `Why have thy servants burned the portion that I have with fire?'
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to [his] house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my allotment on fire?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign