2 Samuel 14:28-30

Easy-to-Read Version

Absalom Forces Joab to Come See Him

²⁸ Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two full years without being allowed to visit King David. ²⁹ Absalom sent a message to Joab, asking for permission to see the king, but Joab refused to come see him. So Absalom sent a second message to Joab. Again, Joab refused to come see him.

³⁰ Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to my field. He has barley growing in that field. Go burn the barley.”

So Absalom’s servants went and started a fire in Joab’s field.