Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
2 Samuel 14:12
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. She acted as if she had another matter to present. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. She acted as if she had another matter to present. And he said, Say on.
Having at last obtained what she wanted, the king’s oath that her son should not die, she proceeds to the case of Absalom. The meaning of 2 Samuel 14:13 may be paraphrased thus: “If you have done righ...
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
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...
_Let thine handmaid_, &c. The great object of her errand has still to be effected. Firmly and clearly, but yet to all appearance incidentally, she argues from the case of her son to that of Absalom....
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...
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...
_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....
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....
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...
וַ תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽ אִשָּׁ֔ה תְּדַבֶּר ־נָ֧א שִׁ
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
THEN THE WOMAN SAID, LET THINE HANDMAID, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK [ONE] WORD UNTO MY LORD THE KING,.... Having gained her point, and gotten a decree from him confirmed by an oath, that her son though he had...
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. Ver. 12. _And he said, Say on._] _See Trapp on "_ 2Sa 14:5 _"_...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
Having obliged the king by his oath in her supposed case, she now throws off the veil, and begins to apply this parable to the king's and kingdom's present case....
2 Samuel 14:12 woman H802 said H559 (H8799) maidservant H8198 speak H1696 (H8762) word H1697 lord H113 king...
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...
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...
_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 by...
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....
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...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 25:24; Acts 26:1; Genesis 18:27; Genesis 18:32; Genesis 44:18