2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joab	יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Tekoah	תְּק֔וֹעָה te.Ko.'ah	H8620	Tekoa · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
fetched	וַיִּקַּ֥ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wise	חֲכָמָ֑ה cha.kha.Mah	H2450	wise · adjective, feminine singular absolute
woman	אִשָּׁ֣ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
mourner	הִֽתְאַבְּלִי hit.'a.be.li-	H56	to bewail · verb, hithpael imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
on	וְלִבְשִׁי ve.liv.shi-	H3847	properly · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
mourning	אֵ֗בֶל 'E.vel	H60	lamentation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
apparel	בִגְדֵי vig.dei-	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural construct
anoint	תָּס֙וּכִי֙ ta.Su.khi	H5480	properly · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person feminine singular
oil	שֶׁ֔מֶן She.men	H8081	grease · noun, common masculine singular absolute
woman	כְּאִשָּׁ֗ה ke.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
long	רַבִּ֔ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
time	יָמִ֣ים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
mourned	מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶת mit.'a.Be.let	H56	to bewail · verb, hithpael active participle, feminine singular absolute
dead	מֵֽת Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 11:6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Ruth 3:3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the…
Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days o…
2 Samuel 12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worship…
2 Chronicles 20:20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me…
Nehemiah 3:5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
Jeremiah 6:1 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire…
2 Samuel 11:26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

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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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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:2

Joab sent to Tekoah - Tekoah, according to St. Jerome, was a little city in the tribe of Judah, about twelve miles from Jerusalem. There are several circumstances relative to this woman and her case which deserve to be noticed: - 1. She was a widow, and therefore her condition of life was the better calculated to excite compassion. 2. She lived at some distance from Jerusalem, which rendered the case difficult to be readily inquired into; and consequently there was the less danger of detection. 3. She was advanced in years, as Josephus says, that her application might have the more weight. 4. She put on mourning, to heighten the idea of distress. 5. She framed a case similar to that in whic…

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John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoah,.... Which Kimchi says was a city in the tribe of Asher, and others in the tribe of Benjamin, but it seems rather to be in the tribe, of Judah, 2 Chronicles 11:5; according Jerom (s), it was twelve miles from Jerusalem, though in another place (t) he says it was but nine; of this place was Amos, and some think (u) the woman after mentioned was his grandmother. It was proper to lay the scene of the affair to be proposed to the king at some distance, that it might not soon and easily be inquired into: and fetched thence a wise woman; one much advanced in years, as Josephus says (w), whose years had taught her wisdom by experience; a woman of good sense, and of a good a…

Dictionary and topics

Anoint — The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest…
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.…
Hair — (1.) The Egyptians let the hair of their head and beard grow only when they were in mourning, shaving it off at other times. “So particular were they on this point that to have neglected it was a…
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…
Mourn — Frequent references are found in Scripture to, (1.) Mourning for the dead. Abraham mourned for Sarah (Gen. 23:2); Jacob for Joseph (37:34, 35); the Egyptians for Jacob (50:3-10); Israel for Aaron…
Mourning — One marked feature of Oriental mourning is what may be called its studies publicity and the careful observance of the prescribed ceremonies. (Genesis 23:2; Job 1:20; 2:12)
Oil — Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or the hair (Ex. 29:7; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 23:5; 92:10; 104:15; Luke 7:46); in some of the…
Tekoa, Or Tekoah — (a stockade).
Tekoa, Tekoah — Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. From this place Joab procured a “wise woman,” who pretended to be in great…
Absalom · Is permitted by David to return to — Is permitted by David to return to
Anointing · Omitted in mourning

2 Samuel 14:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:2

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:2

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2 Samuel 14:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:2

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:2

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Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 14:2

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