押沙龙打发人去叫约押来，要托他去见王，约押却不肯来。第二次打发人去叫他，他仍不肯来。

押沙龙派人去叫约押来，要托他到王那里去，约押却不肯来。押沙龙第二次派人去叫他，他仍不肯来。

押沙龙派人去叫约押来，要托他到王那里去，约押却不肯来。押沙龙第二次派人去叫他，他仍不肯来。

他派人去请约押来，托他去求见王，但约押不肯来。第二次再请，他还是不肯来。

押沙龙派人去叫约押来，要托他去见王，约押却不肯来见他。他第二次再派人去叫他，他还是不肯来。

押沙龍打發人去叫約押來，要託他去見王，約押卻不肯來。第二次打發人去叫他，他仍不肯來。

押沙龍派人去叫約押來，要託他到王那裏去，約押卻不肯來。押沙龍第二次派人去叫他，他仍不肯來。

押沙龍派人去叫約押來，要託他到王那裏去，約押卻不肯來。押沙龍第二次派人去叫他，他仍不肯來。

他派人去請約押來，託他去求見王，但約押不肯來。第二次再請，他還是不肯來。

押沙龍派人去叫約押來，要託他去見王，約押卻不肯來見他。他第二次再派人去叫他，他還是不肯來。

押沙龍打發人去叫約押來，要打發他去見王；約押竟不肯來見他；他第二次再打發人去叫他，他還是不肯來。

押沙龍派人請約押來，想委託他去見王，約押卻不肯來見他。他第二次再派人去，約押還是不肯來。

乃召約押、欲遣之見王、約押不至、再召之、仍不至、

乃邀約押、欲遣之覲王、約押不赴。至於再、亦若是。

乃遣人召約押、欲遣之覲王、約押不至、押沙龍再遣人召之、仍不至、

Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent a second time, but he refused to come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab. He wanted to send Joab to the king. But Joab refused to come to Absalom. So Absalom sent for him a second time. But Joab still refused to come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Joab would not come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab was unwilling to come to him. So he sent again, a second time, but he still would not come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent word again a second time, but he would not come.

Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. And when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab was unwilling to come. So he sent again, a second time, but he still wouldn’t come.

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.

Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.

Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. Then he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. (niv)

But when the attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger. (niv)

Then he said to his servants,“ Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.Then Joab did go to Absalom’s house, and he said to him,“ Why have your servants set my field on fire?” (niv)