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2 Samuel 14:29

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Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
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  1. 2 Samuel 14:30–31Rank 1 from verse 29
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    30Therefore 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.

    31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

  2. Esther 1:12Rank 2 from verse 29
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    12But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

  3. Matthew 22:3Rank 3 from verse 29
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    3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

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2 Samuel 14:29

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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king

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

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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28¶ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

29Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

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30Therefore 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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