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Verse 2 Samuel 14:13. _WHEREFORE THEN HAST THOU THOUGHT SUCH A THING_]
The woman, having now got the king's promise confirmed by all oath,
that her son should not suffer for the murder of his brother,...
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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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_Wherefore then_, &c. David's resolution to keep Absalom in exile was
an injury to the people of God, for he was the heir to the throne.
_for the king_, &c. Better, AND BY THE KING'S SPEAKING THIS WO...
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THEN THE WOMAN SAID, &C.— The woman, having so far gained her point,
begged leave to say one word further; and, having obtained permission,
immediately proceeded, 2 Samuel 14:13 to expostulate with th...
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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 WOMAN SAID, WHEREFORE THEN HAST THOU THOUGHT SUCH A THING
AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF GOD? FOR THE KING DOTH SPEAK THIS THING AS ONE
WHICH IS FAULTY, IN THAT THE KING DOTH NOT FETCH HOME AGAIN HIS...
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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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AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF GOD. — This phrase, according to constant
usage, can only mean _Israel._ The woman finds that the time has come
when she must show the king that he stands condemned for his condu...
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וַ תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽ אִשָּׁ֔ה וְ לָ֧מָּה
חָשַׁ֛בְתָּה כָּ זֹ֖את עַל ־עַ֣ם
אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּ מִ...
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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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And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou (g) thought such a thing
against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one
which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again h...
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_Exile, the banished Absalom, (Haydock) who, in similar circumstances,
has only committed a crime like that which the king is willing to
pardon at the entreaty of a poor widow; though all the people o...
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(12) Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one
word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. (13) And the woman
said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the...
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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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WHEREFORE THEN HAST THOU THOUGHT SUCH A THING AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF
GOD?.... That they would be so wicked as to slay my son, or that they
are the people of God that would slay Absalom; people so cruel...
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And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing
against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one
which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his
b...
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_Then the woman said_ Having gained this point, she begs leave to say
one word more, which being granted, she immediately proceeds to
expostulate with the king upon his own conduct, and unkindness 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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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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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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If thou wouldst not permit the avengers of blood to molest me, or to
destroy my son, who are but two persons; how unreasonable is it that
thou shouldst proceed in thy endeavours to avenge Amnon's bloo...
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2 Samuel 14:13 woman H802 said H559 (H8799) schemed H2803 (H8804)
people H5971 God H430 king H4428 speaks H1696 (H8693) thing H1697
guilty H818 king H4428 bring H7725 banished H5080 (H8737) again H772...
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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 20:40; 2 Samuel 12:7; 2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Samuel 13:38; 2 Samuel
7:8; Judges 20:2; Luke 7:42...
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Wherefore then — If thou shouldst not permit the avengers of blood
to molest me, or to destroy my son, who are but two persons; how
unreasonable is it that thou shouldest proceed in thy endeavours to...