21 And the king said to Joab: 'Behold, your word has succeeded in appeasing me. Therefore, go and call back the boy Absalom.'
22 And falling to the ground upon his face, Joab reverenced, and he blessed the king. And Joab said: 'Today your servant has understood that I have found grace in your sight, my lord the king. For you have accomplished the word of your servant.'
23 Then Joab rose up, and he went away to Geshur. And he brought Absalom into Jerusalem.
24 But the king said, 'Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.' And so, Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.
25 Now in all of Israel, there was no man so handsome, and so very stately as Absalom. From the sole of the foot to the top of the head, there was no blemish in him.
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