[14:25] There was no one in Israel as famous for his good looks as Absalom; he had no defect from head to toe.
[14:26] His hair was very thick, and he had to cut it once a year, when it grew too long and heavy. It would weigh about five pounds according to the royal standard of weights.
[14:27] Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar, a very beautiful woman.
[14:28] Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king.
[14:29] Then he sent for Joab, to ask him to go to the king for him; but Joab would not come. Again Absalom sent for him, and again Joab refused to come.
[14:30] So Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab's field is next to mine, and it has barley growing in it. Go and set fire to it.” So they went and set the field on fire.
[14:31] Joab went to Absalom's house and demanded, “Why did your servants set fire to my field?”
[14:32] Absalom answered, “Because you wouldn't come when I sent for you. I wanted you to go to the king and ask for me: ‘Why did I leave Geshur and come here? It would have been better for me to have stayed there.’” And Absalom went on, “I want you to arrange for me to see the king, and if I'm guilty, then let him put me to death.”
[14:33] So Joab went to King David and told him what Absalom had said. The king sent for Absalom, who went to him and bowed down to the ground in front of him. The king welcomed him with a kiss.