2 Samuel 14:30 meaning and explanation
Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
2 Samuel 14:30, Berean Standard Bible
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Absalom has been allowed back in Jerusalem but still barred from the king's presence, and for two years Joab, the general who arranged his return, has refused to visit him. So Absalom orders his servants to burn Joab's barley field, a deliberate provocation to force a response.
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