Was towards — He desired to see him, but was ashamed to shew kindness to one whom God's law and his own conscience obliged him to punish; he wanted therefore a fair pretence, which therefore Joab gave him.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 14:1
2 Samuel 14:1
1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.