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2 Samuel 14:1

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NOW Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
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  1. 2 Samuel 13:39Rank 1 from verse 1
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    39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

  2. 2 Samuel 2:18Rank 2 from verse 1
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    18¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

  3. 1 Chronicles 2:16Rank 3 from verse 1
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    16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

  4. 2 Samuel 18:33Rank 4 from verse 1
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    33¶ And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  5. 2 Samuel 19:2Rank 5 from verse 1
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    2And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

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2 Samuel 14:1

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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1NOW Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

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2And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto 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:

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