2 Samuel 14:30-32

Revised Geneva Translation

³⁰ Therefore, he said to his servants, “Behold, Joab has a field by my place, and has barley in it. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

³¹ Then Joab arose and came to Absalom, to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants burnt my field with fire?”

³² And Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here, and I will send you to the king to say “Why have I come from Geshur? It would have been better for me to have still been there.”’ Now, therefore, let me see the king’s face. And if there is any trespass in me, let him kill me.”