2 Samuel 14:11

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַתֹּאמֶר֩ va.to.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
remember	יִזְכָּר yiz.kor-	H2142	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
revengers	גֹּאֵ֤ל go.'El	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct
blood	הַדָּם֙ ha.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
destroy	לְשַׁחֵ֔ת le.sha.Chet	H7843	to decay · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
more	מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת me.har.vit	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
destroy	יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ yash.Mi.du	H8045	to desolate · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
son	בְּנִ֑י be.Ni	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
liveth	חַי chai-	H2416	alive · adjective, masculine singular absolute
hair	מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת mi.sa.'a.Rat	H8185	hairiness · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
son	בְּנֵ֖ךְ be.Nekh	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
fall	יִפֹּ֛ל yi.Pol	H5307	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
earth	אָֽרְצָה 'A.re.tzah	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Samuel 14:45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there sh…
Numbers 35:19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Numbers 35:21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blo…
Deuteronomy 19:4-10 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in…
1 Kings 1:52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found i…
Acts 27:34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Genesis 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Here is, I. Joab's design to get Absalom recalled out of banishment, his crime pardoned, and his attainder reversed, Sa2 14:1. Joab made himself very busy in this affair. 1. As a courtier that was studious, by all ways possible, to ingratiate himself with his prince and improve his interest in his favour: He perceived that the king's heart was towards Absalom, and that, the heat of his displeasure being over, he still retained his old affection for him, and only wanted a friend to court him to be reconciled, and to contrive for him how he might do it without impeaching the honour of his justice. Joab, finding how David stood affected, undertook this good office. 2. As a friend to Absalom, fo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:9

the woman said . . . O king, the iniquity be on me--that is, the iniquity of arresting the course of justice and pardoning a homicide, whom the Goel was bound to slay wherever he might find him, unless in a city of refuge. This was exceeding the royal prerogative, and acting in the character of an absolute monarch. The woman's language refers to a common precaution taken by the Hebrew judges and magistrates, solemnly to transfer from themselves the responsibility of the blood they doomed to be shed, either to the accusers or the criminals (Sa2 1:16; Sa2 3:28); and sometimes the accusers took it upon themselves (Mat 27:25).

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:11

Let the king remember the Lord thy God - Consider that when God is earnestly requested to show mercy, he does it in the promptest manner; he does not wait till the case is hopeless: the danger to which my son is exposed is imminent; if the king do not decide the business instantly, it may be too late. And he said, As the Lord liveth - Thus he binds himself by a most solemn promise and oath; and this is what the woman wanted to extort.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:11

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God,.... Who is a God gracious and merciful, and imitate him in showing mercy to the distressed; pitying their case, having compassion upon them, and relieving them, as she hoped he would commiserate her case, and provide for the safety of her son. Some think she desires not only to give his word, but his oath, for her son's safety: "remember the Lord thy God"; i.e. make mention of him, as men do when they swear by him; swear to me by the Lord thy God: that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son, or, "from multiplying the avenger of blood" (o); that there might not rise one…

Dictionary and topics

Avenger of blood — (Heb. goel, from verb gaal, “to be near of kin,” “to redeem”), the nearest relative of a murdered person. It was his right and duty to slay the murderer (2 Sam. 14:7, 11) if he found him outside of a…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Joab — Jehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign (2 Sam. 2:13; 10:7; 11:1; 1 Kings 11:15). His father’s name…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Murder — Wilful murder was distinguished from accidental homicide, and was invariably visited with capital punishment (Num. 35:16, 18, 21, 31; Lev. 24:17). This law in its principle is founded on the fact of…
Absalom · Is permitted by David to return to — Is permitted by David to return to
Avenger Of Blood · Law concerning, set asi — Law concerning, set asi
Dishonesty · .Joab’s guile in securing Absalom’s return — .Joab’s guile in securing Absalom’s return
Intercession · .Joab for Absalom — .Joab for Absalom
Joab · .Procures the return of Absalom to — .Procures the return of Absalom to
Kindness · .Joab to Absalom — .Joab to Absalom

2 Samuel 14:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:11

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:11

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 14:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:11

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 14:11

Rashi on 2 Samuel 14:11