2 Samuel 14:31 meaning and explanation

Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

2 Samuel 14:31, Berean Standard Bible

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Joab has refused twice to visit Absalom, so Absalom has his servants burn Joab's barley field to force a meeting. The question comes from a powerful general confronting a prince who has been permitted to return to Jerusalem but barred from the king's presence for two years.

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