^14:30So he said to his servants, “Look, Joab has a portion of field adjacent to mine and he has some barley there. Go and set it on fire.”³⁷ So Absalom’s servants set Joab’s³⁸ portion of the field on fire.

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Footnotes

37 The adds here the following words: “And the servants of Absalom burned them up. And the servants of Joab came to him, rending their garments. They said.…”
38 The word “Joab’s” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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