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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וישלח אבשלום אל יואב לשלח אתו אל המלך ולא אבה לבוא אליו וישלח עוד שנית ולא אבה לבוא
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vySHlKH AbSHlvm Al yvAb lSHlKH Atv Al hmlk vlA Abh lbvA Alyv vySHlKH `vd SHnyt vlA Abh lbvA

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
misit itaque ad Ioab ut mitteret eum ad regem qui noluit venire ad eum cumque secundo misisset et ille noluisset venire

King James Variants
American King James Version   
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
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.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Darby Bible Translation   
Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again the second time, but he would not come.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
He sent therefore to Joab, to send him to the king: but he would not come to him. And when he had sent the second time, and he would not come to him,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
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.
God's Word   
So Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but he still refused to come.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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.
International Standard Version   
After this, Absalom sent for Joab, intending to send him to the king, but Joab would not come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but he still would not come.
NET Bible   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
New International Version   
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.
New Living Translation   
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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, that he might send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
The World English Bible   
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.