H3097G–יוֹאָב–yo.av

And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

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

And when Uriah had come to him, David inquired of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

יוֹאָ֜ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

יוֹאָ֑ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men were.

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

יוֹאָ֑ב yo.'Av “Joab”

So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.

יוֹאָֽב׃ yo.'Av “Joab”

Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was towards Absalom.

יוֹאָ֣ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av “Joab”

And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid:

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

To bring about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are on the earth.

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

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

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, that he might send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Therefore he said to 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.

יוֹאָ֤ב yo.'Av “Joab”

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom, to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?

יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me had I been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

יוֹאָ֡ב yo.'Av “Joab”

So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

יוֹאָ֣ב yo.'Av “Joab”

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra, an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

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