Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
2 Samuel 20:20
And Joab, struck by the sensibility of the argument, answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy, in a ruthless and senseless manner.
And Joab, struck by the sensibility of the argument, answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy, in a ruthless and senseless manner.
Joab’s character is strongly brought out in the transaction. Politic, decided, bold, and unscrupulous, but never needlessly cruel or impulsive, or even revengeful. No life is safe that stands in his w...
10. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA CHAPTER 20 _ 1. Sheba's revolt (2 Samuel 20:1)_ 2. The ten concubines shut up (2 Samuel 20:3) 3. Amasa's failure (2 Samuel 20:4) 4. Joab and the death of Amasa ...
1 SAMUEL 20. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA (J). 2 SAMUEL 20:1 F. The result of this altercation was a fresh rebellion under a Benjamite, Sheba ben Bichri. 2 SAMUEL 20:3. The members of the king's harem whom...
FAR BE IT. Repeated by Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6....
Sheba besieged in Abel-Beth-Maachah 14. _And he went_ Joab marched rapidly northward, gathering forces as he went. _unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah_ Abel was apparently near Beth-Maachah, which is not...
THEN CRIED A WISE WOMAN, &C.— As Joab pressed the siege with all earnestness, a _wise woman,_ who probably was governess of the city, (an office, though generally filled by men, yet sometimes administ...
_Sheba's Death._ 2 Samuel 20:14-23 14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. 15 And...
_AND JOAB ANSWERED AND SAID, FAR BE IT, FAR BE IT FROM ME, THAT I SHOULD SWALLOW UP OR DESTROY._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE REBELLION OF SHEBA Sheba takes advantage of the jealousy of the men of Israel to begin a rebellion, which, but for the prompt action of Joab, might have resulted in a disruption between Israel and...
Joab was utterly unscrupulous, but never wantonly cruel: cp. 2 Samuel 18:16. 23-26. This list of officers concludes this part of the book. What follows is an appendix. When we compare it with the list...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 20 SHEBA OPPOSES DAVID V1 Sheba, the son of Bicri, happened to be there. He came from the *tribe of Benjamin. He was a wicked man....
FAR BE IT FROM ME. — Joab strongly disclaims the idea of any further harm to any one than the necessary destruction of the rebel Sheba. Joab’s character “is strongly brought out in the transaction. Po...
וַ יַּ֥עַן יֹואָ֖ב וַ יֹּאמַ֑ר חָלִ֤ילָה חָלִ
ONE HEAD SAVES MANY 2 Samuel 20:14 This wise woman, by her intervention, saved many lives, and reminds us of the value of presence of mind in a great crisis. She gave Joab to understand, first, that...
The occasion invariably finds the man for evil as well as for good. Sheba seized the strife between Judah and Israel as an opportunity to attempt to divide the kingdom. David's hosts went forth again...
_God, ( Absit.) Literally, "Far be it, far be it from me;" as we need not put the name of God in the mouth of this profane man, without reason. (Haydock)_...
(20) And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. (21) The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted...
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...
AND JOAB ANSWERED AND SAID, FAR BE IT FROM ME, FAR BE IT FROM ME,.... He repeats these words, to show how detestable it was to him to do what she suggested: THAT I SHOULD SWALLOW UP OR DESTROY; any i...
_And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy._ Ver. 20. _Far be it, far be it from me._] He utterly disclaimeth and disavoweth all such bloodthirstin...
1 By occasion of the quarrell, Sheba maketh a party in Israel. 3 Dauids ten concubines are shut vp in perpetual prison. 4 Amasa made captaine ouer Iudah, is slaine by Ioab. 14 Ioab pursueth Sheba v...
Satan is always ready to take advantage of such occasions among God's people, and he had a man there of worthless, ambitious character, Sheba, the son of Bichri was actually a Benjamite, not from any...
14-22 Justly is that place attacked, which dares to harbour a traitor; nor will the heart fare better which indulges rebellious lusts, that will not have Christ to reign over them. A discreet woman,...
A MAN OF MOUNT EPHRAIM. QUEST. How can this be so when he is called a Benjamite, 2 SAMUEL 20:1 ? ANSW, Either he was a Benjamite by birth, but dwelt in the tribe of Ephraim, as many did upon several o...
2 Samuel 20:20 Joab H3097 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) it H2486 it H2486 up H1104 ...
CONTENTS: Joab murders Amasa. Suppression of Sheba's revolt. CHARACTERS: David, Joab, Amasa, Sheba, Abishai. CONCLUSION: We must not think it strange while in this world if the end of one trouble be...
2 Samuel 20:1. _Sheba, a Benjamite,_ and a captain high in command under Absalom, in whose heart the embers of revolt were still burning. This man, seeing the anger of the tribes at not being called t...
_Then cried a wise woman out of the city._ ABEL’S ORACLE; OR PRUDENCE AND PEACEABLENESS I. The people in Abel of Bethmaachah are on the verge of ruin, for Joab is battering away at the walls. Soon hi...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:1 Sheba’s rebellion is directly connected with the split within the nation seen in 2 Samuel 19:41. This particular rebellion does not seem to have gained support ou
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:16 The WOMAN is WISE (v. 2 Samuel 20:16), skilled in choosing a strategy to avert destructi
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 20:14. “ABEL.” _Lit., meadow_, and the name of several places in Palestine, but from its proximity to Beth-Maachah (with which it is sometimes joined, 2 Samuel...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 20:1 THERE HAPPENED TO BE THERE A MAN OF BELIAL. The fierce words of the men of Judah led to evil results. It was a time when all wise and thoughtful persons would have laboured f...
But in chapter twenty, this division is manifested by this particular fellow by the name of Sheba, who is of the tribe of Benjamin. And he blew a trumpet in Israel, which was always a signal gathering...
2 Samuel 20:10; 2 Samuel 23:17; Jeremiah 17:9; Job 21:16; Job 22:18;...