2 Samuel 14:20

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
To	לְבַעֲב֤וּר le.va.'a.Vur	H5668	properly · preposition + preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
about	סַבֵּב֙ sa.Bev	H5437	to revolve · verb, piel infinitive construct
form	פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
speech	הַדָּבָ֔ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֥ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Joab	יוֹאָ֖ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
done	עָשָׂ֛ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
thing	הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
lord	וַאדֹנִ֣י va.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
wise	חָכָ֗ם cha.Kham	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine singular absolute
wisdom	כְּחָכְמַת֙ ke.cha.khe.Mat	H2451	wisdom (in a good sense) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
angel	מַלְאַ֣ךְ mal.'Akh	H4397	a messenger · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
know	לָדַ֖עַת la.Da.'at	H3045	to know (properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
earth	בָּאָֽרֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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

2 Samuel 14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern g…
2 Samuel 19:27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes…
Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
2 Samuel 5:23 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mul…
Job 32:21-22 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Job 38:16-41 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 29:5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

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 14:13

Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God, &c.--Her argument may be made clear in the following paraphrase:--You have granted me the pardon of a son who had slain his brother, and yet you will not grant to your subjects the restoration of Absalom, whose criminality is not greater than my son's, since he killed his brother in similar circumstances of provocation. Absalom has reason to complain that he is treated by his own father more sternly and severely than the meanest subject in the realm; and the whole nation will have cause for saying that the king shows more attention to the petition of a humble woman than to the wishes and desires of a whole kingdom. The…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:20

According to the wisdom of an angel of God - This is quite in the style of Asiatic flattery. A European is often addressed, "Saheb can do every thing; we can do nothing; none can prevent the execution of Saheb's commands; Saheb is God." See Ward.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:20

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing,.... Feigned a story in such form and manner as had been delivered to the king, that it might be accommodated and applied to the case of Absalom, and to transfer it in a figure to the king, to use the apostle's phrase, 1 Corinthians 4:8, and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God; as not only to understand the design of this fable or parable, but of such sagacity and penetration as to find out the author of it; and even to know all things that are in the earth; either in the whole world, or rather in the land of Israel; and it is to be understood not of all actions natural and moral done by men in…

Dictionary and topics

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…
Absalom · Is permitted by David to return to — Is permitted by David to return to
Angel (A Spirit) · .Are wise — .Are wise
Angels · Are wise — Are wise
Dishonesty · .Joab’s guile in securing Absalom’s return — .Joab’s guile in securing Absalom’s return
Flattery · .By the woman of Tekoah — .By the woman of Tekoah
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
Obsequiousness · .The woman of Tekoah — .The woman of Tekoah
Tact · Joab’ s trick in obtaining David’ s consent to the return of Absalom — Joab’ s trick in obtaining David’ s consent to the return of Absalom

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 14:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:13

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:20

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:20

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 14:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:13

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:20

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:20

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 14:20

Rashi on 2 Samuel 14:20