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 (h) means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
(h) God has often provided ways (as sanctuaries) to save them, whom man judges worthy of death.
Verse 2 Samuel 14:14. _FOR WE MUST NEEDS DIE_] Whatever is done must be done quickly; all must die; God has not exempted any person from this common lot. Though Amnon be dead, yet the death of Absalo...
HIS BANISHED - The use of the word as applied to one of the people of God driven into a pagan land, is well illustrated by Deuteronomy 30:4; Jeremiah 40:12; Micah 4:6;...
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...
PERSON. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
_For we must needs die_ The argument of this verse seems to be, that since life is uncertain and cannot be restored, and since God Himself sets the example of mercy, David should be reconciled to his...
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...
_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 H...
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....
WE MUST NEEDS DIE, etc.] Life may end at any time, and when ended cannot be recalled. Hence the regret that follows harsh judgment when the offender is dead. NEITHER DOTH GOD, etc.] RV 'neither doth G...
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...
WE MUST NEEDS DIE. — The woman now goes on to a further argument from the uncertainty of life. Whether she would suggest the possibility of Absalom’s dying in banishment (as some think), or of David’s...
כִּי ־מֹ֣ות נָמ֔וּת וְ כַ † מַּ֨יִם֙...
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...
Earth; so great was the distress of the people at the absence of their darling prince. (Haydock) --- His death would not bring Amnon to life again. We must not cherish sentiments of eternal enmity. --...
(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...
_BANISHED BUT NOT EXPELLED_ ‘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 both He devise means that His ban...
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...
FOR WE MUST NEEDS DIE,.... As all must, herself, the king, and his sons, and indeed all men; this is the common case and lot of men; particularly she insinuates that David must die, and that there mus...
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 fro...
_For we must needs die_ Some by one means, and some by another; death being the common lot of all men, Amnon must have died, if Absalom had not cut him off; and Absalom, if he do not die by the hand o...
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...
THE WISE WOMAN OF TEKOAH...
For we, men in general, and Absalom in particular, MUST NEEDS DIE AND ARE AS WATER SPILT ON THE GROUND, WHICH CANNOT BE GATHERED UP AGAIN, which fate may come upon Absalom before David is aware of the...
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...
NEITHER DOTH GOD RESPECT ANY PERSON, YET DOTH HE DEVISE MEANS: Or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc....
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...
WE MUST NEEDS DIE, Heb. _in dying we shall die_, i. e. we shall certainly and suddenly die all of us; both thou, O king, who therefore art obliged to take due care of thy successor, who is Absalom; an...
2 Samuel 14:14 surely H4191 (H8800) die H4191 (H8799) water H4325 spilled H5064 (H8737) ground H776 agai
2 Samuel 14:14 I. God's heaviest punishment is separation from Himself. There are degrees of separation degrees in intensity and degrees in duration. There are two great divisions: the banished and t...
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...
_We must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground._ THE INSTABILITY OF HUMAN THINGS I. The instability of all human things. Most men talk wisely on the instability of the world. We are not wea...
_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 Peter 1:17; 2 Samuel 11:25; Acts 10:34; Deuteronomy 10:17;...
We — We shall certainly die, both thou, O king, who art therefore obliged to take care of thy successor, Absalom; and Absalom, who, if he do not die by the hand of justice, must shortly die by the nec...