2 Samuel 14:22-24

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²² Joab bowed with his face on the ground. He blessed King David, and said, “Today I know that you are pleased with me. I know because you have done what I asked.”

²³ Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. ²⁴ But King David said, “Absalom must go back to his own house. He cannot come to see me.” So Absalom went back to his own house, but he could not go to see the king.