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Verse 2 Samuel 14:2. _JOAB SENT TO TEKOAH_] Tekoah, according to St.
_Jerome_, was a little city in the tribe of Judah, about twelve miles
from Jerusalem.
There are several circumstances relative to...
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TEKOAH - In the south of Judah, six miles from Bethlehem, the modern
Tekua. The rough, wild district was well suited for the lawless
profession of the wise woman; it abounds in caves, as does the coun...
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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. A
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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 trumped...
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TEKOAH. On the edge of the hill country of Judah, south-east of
Beth-lehem, about seven miles from Jerusalem (compare Jeremiah 6:1).
Abounding in caverns. The abode of Amos....
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_Tekoah_ Situated on a lofty hill five miles south of Bethlehem. The
name survives almost unaltered in the modern _Tekûa_. It was the
native place of Ira, one of David's Thirty Heroes (ch. 2 Samuel
23...
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JOAB SENT TO TEKOAH, &C.— Tekoah was a city in the tribe of Judah,
and lay about twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Joab's conduct in this
affair was remarkably artful: he chose a _widow,_ because her
c...
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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 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 A...
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TEKOAH] 6 m. S. of Bethlehem. It was the home of the prophet Amos
(Amos 1:1)....
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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 A...
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TEKOAH. — A village on a high hill five miles south of Bethlehem,
the home of the prophet Amos. It was also the native place of Ira, one
of David’s thirty heroes (2 Samuel 23:26), and was near enough...
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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 t...
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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 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 (b) anoint not thyself with oil, but be as...
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_Thecua, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. (St. Jerome) --- Joab causes
this unknown woman to come from the country to conceal his design,
(Calmet) hoping that Absalom would be his father's successor....
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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
d...
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AND JOAB SENT TO TEKOAH,.... Which Kimchi says was a city in the tribe
of Asher, and others in the tribe of Benjamin, but it seems rather to
be in the tribe, of Judah, 2 Chronicles 11:5; according Jer...
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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 a w...
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_Joab sent to Tekoah_ A city in the tribe of Judah, about twelve miles
south of Jerusalem. _And fetched thence a wise woman_ One whom he knew
to be fit for such an undertaking, having good sense and a...
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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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And Joab, either from genuine goodness of heart or with the shrewdness
which sought to get into the good graces of Absalom and the people,
SENT TO TEKOAH, some fire or six miles south of Bethlehem, AN...
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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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TEKOAH; a city of Judah, 2 CHRONICLES 11:5,6. One of Jerusalem was not
convenient, lest the king might know the person, or search out the
business. And besides, this woman seems to be of great eminenc...
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2 Samuel 14:2 Joab H3097 sent H7971 (H8799) Tekoa H8620 brought H3947
(H8799) wise H2450 woman H802 said...
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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 Ellenbo...
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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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2 Chronicles 11:6; 2 Chronicles 20:20; 2 Samuel 11:26; Amos 1:1;...
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Anoint — As they used to do when they were out of a mourning state....