“The king said to Joab, “Behold now, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, and bring the young man Absalom back.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Samuel 14 contains 33 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.