II Samuel 14:32
The Scripture
(32) 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 had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joab sent a wise woman of Tekoah to tell David a parable about a feuding family, persuading the king to allow the banished Absalom to return to Jerusalem. Though Absalom returned, David initially refused to see him, and the chapter ends with their eventual reconciliation and a kiss.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exodus 14:12Exodus 16:3Exodus 17:3Genesis 3:12I Samuel 15:13Psalms 36:2Proverbs 28:13Jeremiah 2:22Jeremiah 2:23Jeremiah 8:12Matthew 25:44Romans 3:19
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