2 Samuel 14:1

Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: “Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:18Now the three sons of Zeruiah were in that place: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was a very swift runner, like one of the deer that lives in the forest.

2 Samuel 18:33And so the king, being greatly saddened, ascended to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And as he went, he was speaking in this manner: “My son Absalom! Absalom my son! Who can grant to me that I may die on your behalf? Absalom, my son! My son, Absalom!”

2 Samuel 19:4And the king covered his head, and he was crying out in a great voice: “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

Proverbs 29:26Many demand the face of the leader. But the judgment of each one proceeds from the Lord.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1

How Absalom threw himself out of his royal father's protection and favour we read in the foregoing chapter, which left him an exile, outlawed, and proscribed; in this chapter we have the arts that were used to bring him and his father together again, and how, at last, it was done, which is here recorded to show the folly of David in sparing him and indulging him in his wickedness, for which he was soon after severely corrected by his unnatural rebellion. I. Joab, by bringing a feigned issue (as the lawyers speak)… Read the whole commentary →

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