Therefore 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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Gill's Exposition
Therefore he said unto his servants,.... That did his business for him in the field, in keeping his flocks, and tilling his ground:
see Joab's field is near mine: for great personages in those days…
Adam Clarke
Go and set it on fire - This was strange conduct, but it had the desired effect. He had not used his influence to get Absalom to court; now he uses it, and succeeds.
Additional observations on Sa2…
Three years Absalom had been an exile from his father-in-law, and now two years a prisoner at large in his own house, and, in both, better dealt with than he deserved; yet his spirit was still…
Cambridge Bible
set it on fire Partly in revenge for Absalom's refusal (cp. Jdg 15:3-5), partly in the hope of bringing Joab to make a complaint in person.
The Sept. and some MSS. of the Vulg. add at the end of the…
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