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CHAPTER XIV
_A woman of Tekoah, by the advice of Joab, comes to the king; and_
_by a fictitious story persuades him to recall Absalom_, 1-20.
_Joab is permitted to go to Geshur, and bring Absalom f...
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4. DAVID AND ABSALOM
CHAPTER 14
_ 1. Joab's scheme (2 Samuel 14:1)_
2. The woman of Tekoah before the king (2 Samuel 14:4)
3. Joab brings Absalom to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 14:21)
4. Absalom's beauty...
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2 SAMUEL 14. THE RETURN OF ABSALOM (J).
2 SAMUEL 14:1. Joab perceives the king's longing for his son (p. 67),
and sends to him a woman of Tekoa (p. 31), about 5 miles S. of
Beth-lehem, with a trumpe...
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2 Samuel 14:1-20. Joab's stratagem to procure Absalom's recall
1. _that the king's heart was toward Absalom_ This verse like the
preceding one admits of two widely different explanations. (1) If the
r...
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5. Absalom's Exile Ended, 2 Samuel 14:1-33.
_Joab and the Woman of Tekoah._ 2 Samuel 14:1-20
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart _was_
toward Absalom.
2 And Joab sent to Teko...
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_NOW JOAB THE SON OF ZERUIAH PERCEIVED THAT THE KING'S HEART WAS
TOWARD ABSALOM._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE....
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ABSALOM'S RETURN FROM GESHUR
After waiting for two years, Absalom forces Joab to use his influence
to bring about a reconciliation between him and his father....
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 14
JOAB PLANS TO BRING ABSALOM BACK TO JERUSALEM
V1 Joab, the son of Zeruiah, knew that King David was constantly
thinking about Ab...
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XIV.
(1) WAS TOWARD ABSALOM. — This, like the last verse of the previous
chapter, may be understood in either of two opposite senses: either
David’s heart yearned for Absalom (as the Authorised Versi...
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וַ יֵּ֖דַע יֹואָ֣ב בֶּן ־צְרֻיָ֑ה
כִּֽי ־לֵ֥ב הַ מֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל
־אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃...
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CHAPTER XVIII.
_ ABSALOM BANISHED AND BROUGHT BACK_
2 Samuel 13:38 - 2 Samuel 14:1.
GESHUR, to which Absalom fled after the murder of Amnon, accompanied
in all likelihood by the men who had slain hi...
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JOAB'S PLEA FOR THE FUGITIVE
2 Samuel 14:1
Joab had ends of his own to serve in securing the return of Absalom.
Were the two sworn together to hatch a great plot? Or was Absalom
shrewdly using Joab...
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Opinions widely differ over why Joab set himself to bring Absalom
back. The most probable reason- is that he "perceived that the king's
heart was toward Absalom." There is certainly a strange fascinat...
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's (a) heart [was]
toward Absalom.
(a) That the king favoured him....
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CONTENTS
The afflictions of David are not over, and therefore in this chapter
we are presented with the preliminary step leading to a new scourge.
By the ministry of Joab methods are adopted for a re...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20.
David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results,
and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath...
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NOW JOAB THE SON OF ZERUIAH,.... The general of David's army:
PERCEIVED THAT THE KING'S HEART [WAS] TOWARDS ABSALOM; and longed to
have him returned, though he knew not how to bring it about with
cre...
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart [was]
toward Absalom.
Ver. 1. _Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived,_] _sc., _ By probable
signs; as being a cunning old courtier, and lon...
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_That the king's heart was toward Absalom_ That he longed to see him,
and have him restored to his country; but was ashamed to show kindness
to one whom God's law and his own conscience obliged him to...
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1 Ioab, suborning a widow of Tekoah, by a parable to incline the Kings
heart to fetch home Absalom, bringeth him to Hierusalem.
25 Absaloms beautie, haire, and children.
28 After two yeres, Absalom...
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Now, Joab, the son of Zeruiah, perceived that the king's heart was
toward Absalom, or, more exactly, against Absalom; David continued in
his aversion to the slayer of the crown prince....
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David's concern for Absalom became known to Joab. Joab was a man not
too concerned about truth and justice, but rather about the outward
prosperity of the kingdom of Israel, for he knew that his own p...
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1-20 We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy, and his
clemency toward poor guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state
of banishment from God. God pardons none to the dishonour of hi...
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2 SAMUEL CHAPTER 14 Joab suborning a widow of Tekoah by a parable to
incline the king's heart to fetch home Absalom, bringeth him to
Jerusalem, but not into David's sight, 2 SAMUEL 14:1. Absalom's
bea...
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2 Samuel 14:1 Joab H3097 son H1121 Zeruiah H6870 perceived H3045
(H8799) kings H4428 heart H3820 Absalom H53
Joab - 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16
toward Absalom - 2 Samuel 13:39, 2 Samuel 18:33,...
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CONTENTS: The recall of Absalom and David's forgiveness.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Joab, Absalom, woman of Tekoah, Tamar.
CONCLUSION: If we let private affections stand in the way of public
duty (See...
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2 Samuel 14:2. _Tekoah;_ a city of Judah, twelve miles south of
Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 11:6.
2 Samuel 14:6. _The one smote the other,_ probably with some weapon,
or sharp instrument. The lord Ellenb...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 14:1 THE KING’S HEART WENT OUT TO
ABSALOM does not necessarily imply that his thoughts were positive,
just that he kept thinking about the matter. TEKOA is in the Judean
hill...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 14:1. “NOW JOAB,” etc. Most commentators attribute
Joab’s action in this matter to motives of self-interest. It appears
highly probably that Absalom was now th...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 14:1
THE KING'S HEART WAS TOWARD ABSALOM. Again there is a diversity of
view as to the right rendering. The preposition does not usually mean
"toward," but "against," and is so re...
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So Joab realizing that David is proud and stubborn and really wants to
see his son, but won't make the first move, got hold of a widow woman
in Tekoah, and he said to her, Now you go and tell David th...
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1 Chronicles 2:16; 2 Samuel 13:39; 2 Samuel 18:33; 2 Samuel 19:2; 2
Samuel 19:4; 2 Samuel 2:18; Proverbs 29:26...
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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...