H3097G–יוֹאָב–yo.av

And David sendeth unto Joab, `Send unto me Uriah the Hittite,' and Joab sendeth Uriah unto David;

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av “Joab”

and Uriah cometh unto him, and David asketh of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And Uriah saith unto David, `The ark, and Israel, and Judah, are abiding in booths, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, on the face of the field are encamping; and I -- I go in unto my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife! -- thy life, and the life of thy soul -- if I do this thing.'

יוֹאָ֜ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;

יוֹאָ֑ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men `are';

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and there fall `some' of the people, of the servants of David; and there dieth also Uriah the Hittite.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,

יוֹאָ֑ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And the messenger goeth, and cometh in, and declareth to David all that with which Joab sent him,

יוֹאָֽב׃ yo.'Av “Joab”

And David saith unto the messenger, `Thus dost thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine eyes; for thus and thus doth the sword devour; strengthen thy warfare against the city, and throw it down -- and strengthen thou him.'

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, `I have fought against Rabbah -- also I have captured the city of waters;

יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king `is' on Absalom,

יוֹאָ֣ב yo.'Av “Joab”

and Joab sendeth to Tekoah, and taketh thence a wise woman, and saith unto her, `Feign thyself a mourner, I pray thee, and put on, I pray thee, garments of mourning, and anoint not thyself with oil, and thou hast been as a woman these many days mourning for the dead,

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

and thou hast gone unto the king, and spoken unto him, according to this word;' and Joab putteth the words into her mouth.

יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And the king saith, `Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, `Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none `doth turn' to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;

יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av “Joab”יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord `is' wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that `is' in the land.'

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And the king saith unto Joab, `Lo, I pray thee, thou hast done this thing; and go, bring back the young man Absalom.'

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and blesseth the king, and Joab saith, `To-day hath thy servant known that I have found grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king, in that the king hath done the word of his servant.'

יוֹאָ֨ב yo.'Av “Joab”יוֹאָ֡ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem,

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come.

יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And he saith unto his servants, `See, the portion of Joab `is' by the side of mine, and he hath barley there; go, and burn it with fire;' and the servants of Absalom burn the portion with fire.

יוֹאָ֤ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, `Why have thy servants burned the portion that I have with fire?'

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Absalom saith unto Joab, `Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? -- good for me while I `am' there -- and now, let me see the king's face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.'

יוֹאָ֡ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth `it' to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.

יוֹאָ֣ב yo.'Av “Joab”

and Amasa hath Absalom set instead of Joab over the host, and Amasa `is' a man's son whose name is Ithra the Israelite who hath gone in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab;

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”יוֹאָֽב׃ yo.'Av “Joab”