14:1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see 4 Absalom.
14:1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see 5 Absalom.
1 tn The words “in that case” are not in the Hebrew text, but may be inferred from the context. They are supplied in the translation for the sake of clarification.
2 tn Heb “let the king remember.”
3 tn Heb “of your son.”
4 tn Heb “the heart of the king was upon.” The Syriac Peshitta adds the verb ’ethre’i (“was reconciled”).
5 tn Heb “the heart of the king was upon.” The Syriac Peshitta adds the verb ’ethre’i (“was reconciled”).
6 tn Grk “and being deeply grieved, the king did not want.”