"Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth."
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Verse 2 Samuel 14:11. _LET THE KING REMEMBER THE LORD THY GOD_]
Consider that when God is earnestly requested to show mercy, he does
it in the promptest manner; he does not wait till the case is
hopel...
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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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REMEMBER. recall to mind: i.e. take an oath.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4,
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4.
REVENGERS. avengers, or next of kin. Hebrew ga'al. See note on Exodus
6:6, and compare...
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_let the king remember the_Lord _thy God_ She presses for the further
assurance of an oath in the name of God.
_there shall not one hair_, &c. Cp. 1 Samuel 14:45; 1 Kings 1:52;
Matthew 10:30; Luke 21...
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MY LORD, O KING, THE INIQUITY BE ON ME, &C.— The king having told
the woman that she might return to her house, and leave the care of
her business to him, she adds, with great address, that if she had...
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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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_AND THE KING SAID, WHOSOEVER SAITH OUGHT UNTO THEE, BRING HIM TO ME,
AND HE SHALL NOT TOUCH THEE ANY MORE._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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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LET THE KING REMEMBER THE LORD. — Having thus far succeeded, the
crafty woman still _further_ leads on the king to bind himself with
the solemnity of an oath....
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וַ תֹּאמֶר֩ יִזְכָּר ־נָ֨א הַ
מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת ־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
_מֵ_†_הַרְבַּ֞ת_† גֹּאֵ֤ל הַ דָּם֙...
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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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Then said she, I pray thee, let the king (f) remember the LORD thy
God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy
any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, [As] the LORD l...
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_Multiplied, or overwhelm me with their numbers. (Calmet)_...
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(2) And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said
unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now
mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as...
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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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THEN SAID SHE, I PRAY THEE, LET THE KING REMEMBER THE LORD THY
GOD,.... Who is a God gracious and merciful, and imitate him in
showing mercy to the distressed; pitying their case, having compassion
up...
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_Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God,
that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any
more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, [As] the LORD live...
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_Let the king remember the Lord thy God_ In whose presence thou hast
made me this promise, to stay the avenger of blood from causing any
further destruction in my family. She intended to draw him thus...
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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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THE WISE WOMAN OF TEKOAH...
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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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THAT THOU WOULDEST NOT SUFFER THE REVENGERS OF BLOOD TO DESTROY:
_ Heb._ that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy...
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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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LET THE KING REMEMBER THE LORD THY GOD: the sense is, either, first,
Make mention (as this Hebrew verb is oft rendered) of the name of the
Lord thy God, to wit, in an oath, i.e. swear to me by God, th...
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2 Samuel 14:11 said H559 (H8799) king H4428 remember H2142 (H8799)
LORD H3068 God H430 avenger H1350 (H8802) blood H1818 destroy H7843
(H8763) anymore H7235 (H8687) destroy H8045 (H8686) son H1121 sai...
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REVENGERS
Hebrew, "goel", Redemption (Kinsman type).
(_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _...
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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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_And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman._
THE PARABLE OF THE WOMAN OF TEKOA
The contrast between this parable and the one preceding it is very
great. The parable of the ewe-lamb was spoken of b...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 14:8 Perhaps David already suspects that
Joab is involved in the woman’s coming to him, so he deliberately
uses the vague word ANYONE in v. 2 Samuel 14:10. The woman, however...
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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 Kings 1:52; 1 Samuel 14:45; 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Samuel 28:10; Acts
27:34; Deuteronomy 19:4; Genesis 14:22; Genesis 24:2; Genesis 24:3;...
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Remember — Remember the Lord, in whose presence thou hast made me
this promise, and who will be a witness against thee, if thou breakest
it....