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 discerne good…

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

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

And the king said, Whosoeuer saith ought vnto thee, bring him to mee, and he shall not touch thee any more. 2 Samuel 14:10 (KJV) The narrative of King David…

Then Ioab arose, and came to Absalom vnto his house, and said vnto him, Wherefore haue thy seruants set my field on fire? 2 Samuel 14:31 (KJV) “Then Joab arose,…

And when he polled his head, (for it was at euery yeres end that he polled it: because the haire was heauy on him, therefore he polled it) hee weighed…

Therefore hee said vnto his seruants, See, Ioabs field is neere mine, and he hath barley there: goe, and set it on fire: and Absaloms seruants set the field on…

  “And 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…

  “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…

  “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…