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2 Samuel 14:30–31

30 Then he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barleyb there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

31 Then Joab did go to Absalom’s house, and he said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?c

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2 Samuel 14:30–31 — English Standard Version (ESV)

30 Then he said to his servants, “See, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. 31 Then Joab arose and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

30 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 fire. 31 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 14:30–31 — New Living Translation (NLT)

30 So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab’s barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded.

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

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

30 So he said to his servants, “See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom’s house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — New Century Version (NCV)

30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley growing there. Go burn it.” So Absalom’s servants set fire to Joab’s field.

31 Then Joab went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why did your servants burn my field?”

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — American Standard Version (ASV)

30 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 fire. 31 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 14:30–31 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

30 Then he said to his servants, See, Joab’s allotment is near mine and he has barley there: go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the allotment on fire. 31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my allotment on fire?

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

30 So Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine. He has barley in it. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set it on fire. 

Joab’s servants came to him ⸤in grief⸥ and said, “Absalom’s servants have set ⸤your⸥ field on fire.”

31 Then Joab immediately went to Absalom at his home. “Why did your servants set my field on fire?” he asked. 

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “See, Joab has a field right next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set fire to it!” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

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

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

30 Then he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. 31 Then Joab rose and went to Absalom at his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

30 So he said to his servants, “Look at the tract of land of Joab next to mine, for he has barley plants there. Go, set it ablaze with fire.” So the servants of Absalom set the tract of land ablaze with fire. 31 Then Joab got up and went to Absalom, to the house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my tract of land ablaze with fire?”

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “Joab’s field is next to mine. He has barley growing there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

31 Joab finally went to Absalom’s house. He said to Absalom, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

2 Samuel 14:30–31 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

30 Therefore he said to his servants, “See, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

31 Then Joab arose, came to Absalom at his house and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”


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