2 Samuel 14:30

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servants	עֲבָדָ֜יו 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
See	רְאוּ֩ re.'U	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
Joab’s	יוֹאָ֤ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
field	חֶלְקַ֨ת chel.Kat	H2513	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
near	אֶל 'el-	H413	near · preposition
mine	יָדִי֙ ya.Di	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
barley	שְׂעֹרִ֔ים se.'o.Rim	H8184	barley (as villose) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
set	וְהַצִּית֣וּהָ ve.ho.tzi.tei.ha	H3341	to burn or set on fire · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
fire	בָאֵ֑שׁ va.'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
Absalom’s	אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם 'av.sha.Lom	H53	Abshalom · proper noun, a man's name
servants	עַבְדֵ֧י 'av.Dei	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct
set	וַיַּצִּ֜תוּ vai.ya.Tzi.tu	H3341	to burn or set on fire · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
field	הַחֶלְקָ֖ה ha.chel.Kah	H2513	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
fire	בָּאֵֽשׁ ba.'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders 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

Judges 15:4-5 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two t…
2 Samuel 13:28-29 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; the…
1 Kings 21:9-14 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
2 Kings 9:33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her un…
2 Kings 10:6-7 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men yo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:28–end

Three years Absalom had been an exile from his father-in-law, and now two years a prisoner at large in his own house, and, in both, better dealt with than he deserved; yet his spirit was still unhumbled, his pride unmortified, and, instead of being thankful that his life is spared, he thinks himself sorely wronged that he is not restored to all his places at court. Had he truly repented of his sin, his distance from the gaieties of the court, and his solitude and retirement in his own house, especially being in Jerusalem the holy city, would have been very agreeable to him. If a murderer must live, yet let him be for ever a recluse. But Absalom could not bear this just and gentle mortificati…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:28

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face--Whatever error David committed in authorizing the recall of Absalom, he displayed great prudence and command over his feelings afterwards--for his son was not admitted into his father's presence but was confined to his own house and the society of his own family. This slight severity was designed to bring him to sincere repentance, on perceiving that his father had not fully pardoned him, as well as to convince the people of David's abhorrence of his crime. Not being allowed to appear at court, or to adopt any state, the courtiers kept aloof; even his cousin did not deem it prudent to go into his society. For two full…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:30

Go and set it on fire - This was strange conduct, but it had the desired effect. He had not used his influence to get Absalom to court; now he uses it, and succeeds. Additional observations on Sa2 14:26 : - "And at every year's end, he (Absalom) polled his head; and he weighed the hair at two hundred shekels." The very learned Bochart has written a dissertation on this subject (vide Bocharti Opera, vol. iii., col. 883, edit. Lugd. 1692) in a letter to his friend M. Faukell. I shall give the substance in what follows. There is nothing more likely than that corruptions in the Scripture numerals have taken place. Budaeus de Asse (lib. ii., p. 49 and 51, also lib. iii., p. 67 etc). complains lo…

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.…
Field — (Heb. sadeh), a cultivated field, but unenclosed. It is applied to any cultivated ground or pasture (Gen. 29:2; 31:4; 34:7), or tillage (Gen. 37:7; 47:24). It is also applied to woodland (Ps. 132:6)…
Arson · .By Absalom — .By Absalom
Barley · Absalom burns Joab’s field of — Absalom burns Joab’s field of
Herbs, & C · Mentioned in scripture: Barley — Mentioned in scripture: Barley
Joab · .Barley field of, burned by Absalom — .Barley field of, burned by Absalom
Servants · Bad — Exemplified: Absalom’s servants [Absalom’s servants obeyed a bad master; they were bad men rather than bad servants] — Bad — Exemplified: Absalom’s servants [Absalom’s servants obeyed a bad master; they were bad men rather than bad servants]

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 14:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:28

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:30

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 14:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:28

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 14:30

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Samuel 14:30

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 14:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 14:29

Rashi on 2 Samuel 14:30