Joab perceives that David longs for Absalom and sends a wise woman from Tekoah to present a fictional case designed to make David rule in favor of preserving a guilty son. She then applies the principle to Absalom’s exile. David permits Absalom to return to Jerusalem but refuses to see him for two full years. Absalom finally burns Joab’s field to force a meeting, and David receives him with a kiss.
Joab perceives that David longs for Absalom and sends a wise woman from Tekoah to present a fictional case designed to make David rule in favor of preserving a guilty son. She then applies the principle to Absalom’s exile. David permits Absalom to return to Jerusalem but refuses to see him for two full years. Absalom finally burns Joab’s field to force a meeting, and David receives him with a kiss.
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