'Matters' in the Bible

And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.

In order to change the appearance of things [between Absalom and you, his father] your servant Joab did this thing. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth.”

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.