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Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

Therefore he said to his servants, "See, ^(ad)Joab's ^[n]field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the ^[o]field on fire.

Then Joab arose, came to Absalom at his house and said to him, "Why have your servants set my ^[p]field on fire?"

Absalom ^[q]answered Joab, "Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me still to be there."' Now therefore, let me see the king's face, ^(ae)and if there is iniquity in me, let him put me to death."