14:1 Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah by a parable to incline the king's heart to fetch home Absalom, brings him to Jerusalem;
14:25 Absalom's beauty, hair, and children;
14:28 After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab. Verse 1am 2977, bc 1027, An, Ex, Is, 464Joab2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16 toward Absalom2 Samuel 13:39, 18:33, 19:2, 19:4; Proverbs 29:26

Verse 2to TekoahTekoah 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, 20:20; Nehemiah 3:5, 3:27; Jeremiah 6:1; Amos 1:1, Tekoamourning2 Samuel 11:26; Ruth 3:3; Psalm 104:15; Ecclesiastes 9:8; Matthew 6:17ReciprocalGenesis 38:19 - laid by her veil; 2 Samuel 13:3 - Shimeah; 20:16 - General; 23:26 - Tekoite; 1 Kings 14:2 - disguise thyself; 20:31 - put sackcloth; 20:38 - disguised; 22:30 - disguised himself; 1 Chronicles 2:24 - Tekoa; Luke 7:46 - General; 20:20 - feign Verse 3put the words2 Samuel 14:19; Exodus 4:15; Numbers 23:5; Deuteronomy 18:18; Isaiah 51:16, 59:21; Jeremiah 1:9ReciprocalDeuteronomy 31:19 - put it in their; Ezra 8:17 - I told them Verse 4fell on her2 Samuel 1:2; 1 Samuel 20:41, 25:23 HelpHeb. Save, 2 Kings 6:26-28; Job 29:12-14; Luke 18:3-5ReciprocalGenesis 43:28 - made obeisance; 2 Samuel 16:4 - I humbly beseech thee; 18:28 - All is well; 2 Kings 8:3 - General; Mark 10:35 - we would Verse 5I am indeedIt 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 9:8-15ReciprocalGenesis 27:24 - I am; 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 Verse 6and they twoGenesis 4:8; Exodus 2:13; Deuteronomy 22:26, 22:27 none to partHeb. no deliverer betweenReciprocalGenesis 27:45 - why; Exodus 21:18 - men; Judges 18:28 - And there; 1 Kings 11:29 - and they two; Psalm 7:2 - while; Ecclesiastes 4:10 - but Verse 7the wholeGenesis 4:14; Numbers 35:19; Deuteronomy 19:12 so theyGenesis 27:45; Deuteronomy 25:6 quench2 Samuel 12:17 upon the earthHeb. upon the face of the earthReciprocalNumbers 35:12 - from the avenger; Deuteronomy 19:6 - the avenger; 2 Samuel 21:17 - quench; Luke 7:12 - the only Verse 8I will give2 Samuel 12:5, 12:6, 16:4; Job 29:16; Proverbs 18:13; Isaiah 11:3, 11:4

Verse 9the iniquityGenesis 27:13; 1 Samuel 25:24; Matthew 27:25 and the king2 Samuel 3:28, 3:29; Numbers 35:33; Deuteronomy 21:1-9; 1 Kings 2:33

Verse 10Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold Verse 11let the kingGenesis 14:22, 24:2, 24:3, 31:50; 1 Samuel 20:42 thouetc. Heb. the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroythe revengersNumbers 35:19, 35:27; Deuteronomy 19:4-10; Joshua 20:3-6 As the Lord1 Samuel 14:45, 28:10; Jeremiah 4:2 not one hair1 Kings 1:52; Matthew 10:30; Acts 27:34Reciprocal2 Samuel 14:21 - I have done; 16:4 - Behold; 2 Kings 25:24 - sware to them; 2 Chronicles 20:12 - we have; Luke 12:7 - even; 21:18 - General Verse 12Let thine1 Samuel 25:24 speak one wordGenesis 18:27, 18:32, 44:18; Jeremiah 12:1 Say onActs 26:1Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:17 - Hear the words; 1 Kings 2:14 - General Verse 13Wherefore2 Samuel 12:7; 1 Kings 20:40-42; Luke 7:42-44 people2 Samuel 7:8; Judges 20:2 in that the king2 Samuel 13:37, 13:38

Verse 14we must2 Samuel 11:25; Job 30:23, 34:15; Psalm 90:3, 90:10; Ecclesiastes 3:19, 3:20, 9:5; Habakkuk 3:1 as waterJob 14:7-12, 14:14; Psalm 22:14, 79:3 neitheretc. 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 deviseExodus 21:13; Leviticus 26:40; Numbers 35:15, 35:25, 35:28; Isaiah 50:1, 50:2ReciprocalGenesis 5:5 - and he died; 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; 10:21 - I go whence; Psalm 144:4 - his days; Ecclesiastes 8:8 - is no; Ezekiel 33:11 - I have; Mark 13:7 - must; Colossians 3:25 - and Verse 15ReciprocalJob 9:23 - he will Verse 16Reciprocal1 Samuel 26:19 - the inheritance Verse 17comfortableHeb. for restas an angelThis 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, 19:27; 1 Samuel 29:9; Proverbs 27:21, 29:5 to discernHeb. to hear, 1 Kings 3:9, 3:28; Job 6:30; 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2:15 *marg. Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalExodus 18:19 - God shall; 1 Kings 10:3 - hid from the king; Job 9:23 - he will; 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 Verse 18Hide not1 Samuel 3:17, 3:18; Jeremiah 38:14, 38:25

Verse 19of Joab2 Samuel 3:27, 3:29, 3:34, 11:14, 11:15; 1 Kings 2:5, 2:6 As thy soul2 Samuel 11:11; 1 Samuel 1:26, 17:55, 20:3, 25:26; 2 Kings 2:2 turnNumbers 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:32, 28:14; Joshua 1:7; Proverbs 4:27 he put2 Samuel 14:3; Exodus 4:15; Luke 21:15ReciprocalDeuteronomy 17:11 - to the right; 2 Samuel 13:3 - Shimeah; 18:13 - for there is no; 1 Kings 18:24 - and said; Ezra 8:17 - I told them Verse 20fetch2 Samuel 5:23 according14:17, 19:27; Job 32:21, 32:22; Proverbs 26:28, 29:5 to knowGenesis 3:5; Job 38:16-41; 1 Corinthians 8:1, 8:2Reciprocal1 Samuel 16:18 - and prudent; 29:9 - as an angel; 2 Samuel 13:3 - Shimeah; 18:13 - for there is no; 1 Kings 10:3 - hid from the king Verse 21I have done2 Samuel 14:11; 1 Samuel 14:39; Mark 6:26

Verse 22thankedHeb. blessed, 2 Samuel 19:39; Nehemiah 11:2; Job 29:11, 31:20; Proverbs 31:28 I have foundGenesis 6:8; Exodus 33:16, 33:17; Ruth 2:2; 1 Samuel 20:3 hisor, thyReciprocalNumbers 32:5 - if we have; 2 Samuel 13:25 - blessed; 16:4 - I humbly beseech thee; Nehemiah 2:5 - and if thy Verse 23Geshur2 Samuel 3:3, 13:37Reciprocal1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites; 2 Samuel 13:38 - General; 15:8 - Geshur; 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Geshur Verse 24let him not2 Samuel 14:28, 3:13; Genesis 43:3; Exodus 10:28; Revelation 22:4ReciprocalGenesis 33:10 - I have seen; 2 Samuel 3:3 - Absalom; 1 Kings 1:53 - Go to; 2:36 - Build; 1 Chronicles 15:1 - houses Verse 25But in all Israeletc. Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly, 1 Samuel 9:2, 16:7; Proverbs 31:30; Matthew 23:27 from the soleDeuteronomy 28:35; Job 2:7; Isaiah 1:6; Ephesians 5:27Reciprocal1 Kings 1:6 - very; Esther 1:11 - fair to look on; Psalm 119:96 - I have seen; Proverbs 27:21 - so; Ezekiel 23:15 - all of; Daniel 1:4 - in whom Verse 26when he polled2 Samuel 18:9; Isaiah 3:24; 1 Corinthians 11:14 two hundred shekelsIf 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 45:9-14Reciprocal1 Samuel 9:2 - choice Verse 27born2 Samuel 18:18; Job 18:16-19; Isaiah 14:22; Jeremiah 22:30 Tamar2 Samuel 13:1

Verse 28am 2977-2979, bc 1027-1025, An, Ex, Is, 464-466and saw not2 Samuel 14:24ReciprocalGenesis 33:10 - I have seen; 43:3 - see my face; 1 Kings 1:53 - Go to; 2:36 - Build; Matthew 18:10 - behold Verse 29but he would2 Samuel 14:30, 14:31; Esther 1:12; Matthew 22:3ReciprocalPsalm 8:5 - thou Verse 30near mineHeb. near my placego and set2 Samuel 13:28, 13:29; Judges 15:4, 15:5 And Absalom's1 Kings 21:9-14; 2 Kings 9:33, 10:6, 10:7ReciprocalExodus 22:6 - so that the stacks of corn; 2 Samuel 14:29 - but he would; 15:10 - spies Verse 31ReciprocalExodus 22:6 - so that the stacks of corn; 2 Samuel 14:29 - but he would Verse 32it had beenExodus 14:12, 16:3, 17:3 if thereGenesis 3:12; 1 Samuel 15:13; Psalm 36:2; Proverbs 28:13; Jeremiah 2:22, 2:23, 8:12; Matthew 25:44; Romans 3:19ReciprocalGenesis 33:10 - I have seen; 43:3 - see my face; 1 Samuel 20:8 - if there be; 27:8 - the Geshurites; 2 Samuel 13:38 - General; 15:8 - Geshur; 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Geshur; Psalm 55:20 - broken Verse 33am 2979, bc 1025, An, Ex, Is, 466kissed AbsalomGenesis 27:26, 33:4, 45:15; Luke 15:20Reciprocal2 Samuel 15:5 - and kissed; Psalm 55:20 - broken