2 Samuel 14 - Study the King James Bible

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

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Joab: 2 Samuel 2:18, 1 Chronicles 2:16
toward Absalom: 2 Samuel 13:39, 2 Samuel 18:33, 2 Samuel 19:2, 2 Samuel 19:4, Proverbs 29:26

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 woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

to Tekoah: Tekoah was a city of Judah, situated, according to Eusebius and Jerome, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Josephus says it was not far from the castle of Herodium; and Jerome - Prologue to Amos says it stood on a hill six miles south from Bethlehem. Dr. Poccocke places it at the same distance; and says there are still considerable ruins on the top of a hill, which is about half a mile long and a furlong broad. 2 Chronicles 11:6, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Nehemiah 3:5, Nehemiah 3:27, Jeremiah 6:1, Amos 1:1, Tekoa
mourning: 2 Samuel 11:26, Ruth 3:3, Psalms 104:15, Ecclesiastes 9:8, Matthew 6:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:19 - laid by her veil 2 Samuel 13:3 - Shimeah 2 Samuel 20:16 - General 2 Samuel 23:26 - Tekoite 1 Kings 14:2 - disguise thyself 1 Kings 20:31 - put sackcloth 1 Kings 20:38 - disguised 1 Kings 22:30 - disguised himself 1 Chronicles 2:24 - Tekoa Luke 7:46 - General Luke 20:20 - feign

And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

put the words: 2 Samuel 14:19, Exodus 4:15, Numbers 23:5, Deuteronomy 18:18, Isaiah 51:16, Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 1:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 31:19 - put it in their Ezra 8:17 - I told them

And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

fell on her: 2 Samuel 1:2, 1 Samuel 20:41, 1 Samuel 25:23
Help: Heb. Save, 2 Kings 6:26-28, Job 29:12-14, Luke 18:3-5
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:28 - made obeisance 2 Samuel 16:4 - I humbly beseech thee 2 Samuel 18:28 - All is well 2 Kings 8:3 - General Mark 10:35 - we would

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

I am indeed: It is very possible that the principal incidents mentioned here were real; and that Joab found out a person whose circumstances bore a near resemblance to that which he wished to represent. She did not make the similitude too plain and visible, lest the king should see her intention before she had obtained a grant of pardon; and thus her circumstances, her mournful tale, her widow's dress, her aged person - for Josephus says she was advanced in years and her impressive manner, all combined to make one united irresistible impression on the heart of the aged monarch 2 Samuel 12:1-3, Judges 9:8-15
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:24 - I am Genesis 38:19 - laid by her veil Judges 18:23 - What aileth 1 Kings 20:39 - Thy servant 2 Kings 6:28 - What aileth thee Isaiah 22:1 - What Luke 18:3 - a widow

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

and they two: Genesis 4:8, Exodus 2:13, Deuteronomy 22:26, Deuteronomy 22:27
none to part: Heb. no deliverer between
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:45 - why Exodus 21:18 - men Judges 18:28 - And there 1 Kings 11:29 - and they two Psalms 7:2 - while Ecclesiastes 4:10 - but

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

the whole: Genesis 4:14, Numbers 35:19, Deuteronomy 19:12
so they: Genesis 27:45, Deuteronomy 25:6
quench: 2 Samuel 12:17
upon the earth: Heb. upon the face of the earth
Reciprocal: Numbers 35:12 - from the avenger Deuteronomy 19:6 - the avenger 2 Samuel 21:17 - quench Luke 7:12 - the only

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

I will give: 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Samuel 12:6, 2 Samuel 16:4, Job 29:16, Proverbs 18:13, Isaiah 11:3, Isaiah 11:4

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

the iniquity: Genesis 27:13, 1 Samuel 25:24, Matthew 27:25
and the king: 2 Samuel 3:28, 2 Samuel 3:29, Numbers 35:33, Deuteronomy 21:1-9, 1 Kings 2:33

10.

And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold

11.

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.

let the king: Genesis 14:22, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 31:50, 1 Samuel 20:42
thou: etc. Heb. the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy
the revengers: Numbers 35:19, Numbers 35:27, Deuteronomy 19:4-10, Joshua 20:3-6
As the Lord: 1 Samuel 14:45, 1 Samuel 28:10, Jeremiah 4:2
not one hair: 1 Kings 1:52, Matthew 10:30, Acts 27:34
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 14:21 - I have done 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold 2 Kings 25:24 - sware to them 2 Chronicles 20:12 - we have Luke 12:7 - even Luke 21:18 - General

12.

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Let thine: 1 Samuel 25:24
speak one word: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 44:18, Jeremiah 12:1
Say on: Acts 26:1
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:17 - Hear the words 1 Kings 2:14 - General

13.

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 banished.

Wherefore: 2 Samuel 12:7, 1 Kings 20:40-42, Luke 7:42-44
people: 2 Samuel 7:8, Judges 20:2
in that the king: 2 Samuel 13:37, 2 Samuel 13:38

14.

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

we must: 2 Samuel 11:25, Job 30:23, Job 34:15, Psalms 90:3, Psalms 90:10, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 3:20, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Hebrews 9:27
as water: Job 14:7-12, Job 14:14, Psalms 22:14, Psalms 79:3
neither: etc. or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc. God. Deuteronomy 10:17, Job 34:19, Matthew 22:16, Acts 10:34, Romans 2:11, 1 Peter 1:17
he devise: Exodus 21:13, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 35:15, Numbers 35:25, Numbers 35:28, Isaiah 50:1, Isaiah 50:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:5 - and he died Genesis 47:29 - must die Deuteronomy 1:17 - shall not 1 Samuel 7:6 - drew water 2 Samuel 12:1 - unto David 2 Kings 7:4 - we shall but die Job 7:9 - he Job 10:21 - I go whence Psalms 144:4 - his days Ecclesiastes 8:8 - is no Ezekiel 33:11 - I have Mark 13:7 - must Colossians 3:25 - and

15.

Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

Reciprocal: Job 9:23 - he will

16.

For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:19 - the inheritance

17.

Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

comfortable: Heb. for rest
as an angel: This is very much like the hyperbolical language which is addressed by the Hindoos to an European when they desire to obtain something from him: "Saheb," say they, "can do every thing. No one can prevent the execution of Saheb's commands. Saheb is God." Though the expression may be imputed to the hyperbolical genius of these countries, yet there was, perhaps, more of real persuasion than we are apt to suppose. Sir John Chardin states, that having found fault with the king of Persia's valuation of a rich trinket, the grand master told him that if a Persian had dared to have done such a thing, it would have been as much as his life was worth. "Know," said he, "that the kings of Persia have a general and full knowledge of matters, as sure as it is extensive; and that, equally in the greatest and smallest things, there is nothing more just and sure than what they pronounce." 2 Samuel 14:20, 2 Samuel 19:27, 1 Samuel 29:9, Proverbs 27:21, Proverbs 29:5
to discern: Heb. to hear, 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:28, Job 6:30, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 2:15,*marg. Hebrews 5:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:19 - God shall 1 Kings 10:3 - hid from the king Job 9:23 - he will Job 32:21 - flattering Isaiah 11:3 - and he shall not Daniel 5:11 - light Zechariah 12:8 - as the 1 Corinthians 2:4 - not Galatians 4:14 - an angel

18.

Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Hide not: 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18, Jeremiah 38:14, Jeremiah 38:25

19.

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

of Joab: 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:29, 2 Samuel 3:34, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 2:5, 1 Kings 2:6
As thy soul: 2 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 20:3, 1 Samuel 25:26, 2 Kings 2:2
turn: Numbers 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:32, Deuteronomy 28:14, Joshua 1:7, Proverbs 4:27
he put: 2 Samuel 14:3, Exodus 4:15, Luke 21:15
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 17:11 - to the right 2 Samuel 13:3 - Shimeah 2 Samuel 18:13 - for there is no 1 Kings 18:24 - and said Ezra 8:17 - I told them

20.

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

fetch: 2 Samuel 5:23
according: 2 Samuel 14:17, 2 Samuel 19:27, Job 32:21, Job 32:22, Proverbs 26:28, Proverbs 29:5
to know: Genesis 3:5, Job 38:16-41, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 8:2
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 16:18 - and prudent 1 Samuel 29:9 - as an angel 2 Samuel 13:3 - Shimeah 2 Samuel 18:13 - for there is no 1 Kings 10:3 - hid from the king

21.

And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

I have done: 2 Samuel 14:11, 1 Samuel 14:39, Mark 6:26

22.

And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

thanked: Heb. blessed, 2 Samuel 19:39, Nehemiah 11:2, Job 29:11, Job 31:20, Proverbs 31:28
I have found: Genesis 6:8, Exodus 33:16, Exodus 33:17, Ruth 2:2, 1 Samuel 20:3
his: or, thy
Reciprocal: Numbers 32:5 - if we have 2 Samuel 13:25 - blessed 2 Samuel 16:4 - I humbly beseech thee Nehemiah 2:5 - and if thy

23.

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Geshur: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:37
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites 2 Samuel 13:38 - General 2 Samuel 15:8 - Geshur 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Geshur

24.

And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

let him not: 2 Samuel 14:28, 2 Samuel 3:13, Genesis 43:3, Exodus 10:28, Revelation 22:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - I have seen 2 Samuel 3:3 - Absalom 1 Kings 1:53 - Go to 1 Kings 2:36 - Build 1 Chronicles 15:1 - houses

25.

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

But in all Israel: etc. Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 31:30, Matthew 23:27
from the sole: Deuteronomy 28:35, Job 2:7, Isaiah 1:6, Ephesians 5:27
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:6 - very Esther 1:11 - fair to look on Psalms 119:96 - I have seen Proverbs 27:21 - so Ezekiel 23:15 - all of Daniel 1:4 - in whom

26.

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

when he polled: 2 Samuel 18:9, Isaiah 3:24, 1 Corinthians 11:14
two hundred shekels: If the shekel be allowed to mean the common shekel, the amount will be utterly incredible; for Josephus says that "two hundred shekels make five mine" and the mina, he says, "weighs two pounds and a half;" which calculation makes Absalom's hair weigh twelve pounds and a half! But it is probable that the king's shekel was that which Epiphanius and Hesychius say was the fourth part of an ounce, half a stater, or two drachmas: the whole amount, therefore, of the 200 shekels is about 50 ounces, which make 4 lb. 2 oz. troy weight, or 3 lb. 2 oz. avoirdupois. This need not be accounted incredible, especially as abundance of oil and ointment was used by the ancients in dressing their heads. Josephus informs us, that the Jews also put gold dust in their hair. Genesis 23:16, Leviticus 19:36, Ezekiel 45:9-14
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 9:2 - choice

27.

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

born: 2 Samuel 18:18, Job 18:16-19, Isaiah 14:22, Jeremiah 22:30
Tamar: 2 Samuel 13:1

28.

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

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and saw not: 2 Samuel 14:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - I have seen Genesis 43:3 - see my face 1 Kings 1:53 - Go to 1 Kings 2:36 - Build Matthew 18:10 - behold

29.

Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

but he would: 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Samuel 14:31, Esther 1:12, Matthew 22:3
Reciprocal: Psalms 8:5 - thou

30.

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

near mine: Heb. near my place
go and set: 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 13:29, Judges 15:4, Judges 15:5
And Absalom's: 1 Kings 21:9-14, 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 10:6, 2 Kings 10:7
Reciprocal: Exodus 22:6 - so that the stacks of corn 2 Samuel 14:29 - but he would 2 Samuel 15:10 - spies

31.

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:6 - so that the stacks of corn 2 Samuel 14:29 - but he would

32.

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

it had been: Exodus 14:12, Exodus 16:3, Exodus 17:3
if there: Genesis 3:12, 1 Samuel 15:13, Psalms 36:2, Proverbs 28:13, Jeremiah 2:22, Jeremiah 2:23, Jeremiah 8:12, Matthew 25:44, Romans 3:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - I have seen Genesis 43:3 - see my face 1 Samuel 20:8 - if there be 1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites 2 Samuel 13:38 - General 2 Samuel 15:8 - Geshur 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Geshur Psalms 55:20 - broken

33.

So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

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kissed Absalom: Genesis 27:26, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 45:15, Luke 15:20
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:5 - and kissed Psalms 55:20 - broken