Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good…

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead. 2 Samuel 14:5 (KJV) Context This verse…

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.…

And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 2 Samuel 14:10 (KJV) Context King David speaks these…

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? 2 Samuel 14:31 (KJV) Context Absalom, King…

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed…

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on…

So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground…

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had…

Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not…