2 Samuel 14:21 meaning and explanation

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

2 Samuel 14:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Joab, David's army commander, has staged a courtroom drama using a wise woman from Tekoa. Her story of one son killed and the other threatened with death mirrors David's own family: Absalom killed his brother Amnon and fled to Geshur.

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