Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king is on Absalom,
And Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
2 Samuel — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
S E C O N D S A M U E L CHAP. XIV. How Absalom threw himself out of his royal father's protection and favour we read in the foregoing chapter, which left him an exile, outlawed, and proscribed; in this chapter we have the arts that were used…