2 Samuel 16:22

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
spread	וַיַּטּ֧וּ vai.ya.Tu	H5186	to stretch or spread out · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם le.'av.sha.Lom	H53	Abshalom · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
tent	הָאֹ֖הֶל ha.'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	הַגָּ֑ג ha.Gag	H1406	a roof · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Absalom	אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ 'av.sha.lOm	H53	Abshalom · proper noun, a man's name
in	וַיָּבֹ֤א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
father’s	אָבִ֔יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
concubines	פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י pi.lag.Shei	H6370	a concubine · noun, common masculine plural construct
sight	לְעֵינֵ֖י le.'ei.Nei	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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 12:11-12 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give…
2 Samuel 15:16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
2 Samuel 20:3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them i…
Numbers 25:6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of…
2 Samuel 11:2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he…
Isaiah 3:9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for the…
Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be asha…
Jeremiah 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fal…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:15–end

Absalom had notice sent him speedily by some of his friends at Jerusalem that David had withdrawn, and with what a small retinue he had gone; so that the coasts were clear, Absalom might take possession of Jerusalem when he pleased. The gates were open, and there was none to oppose him. Accordingly he came without delay (Sa2 16:15), extremely elevated, no doubt, with this success at first, and that that in which, when he formed his design, he probably apprehended the greatest difficulty, was so easily and effectually done. Now that he is master of Jerusalem he concludes all his own, the country will follow of course. God suffers wicked men to prosper awhile in their wicked plots, even beyond…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel said unto Absalom--This councillor saw that now the die was cast; half measures would be inexpedient. To cut off all possibility of reconciliation between the king and his rebellious son, he gave this atrocious advice regarding the treatment of the royal women who had been left in charge of the palace. Women, being held sacred, are generally left inviolate in the casualties of war. The history of the East affords only one parallel to this infamous outrage of Absalom. Next: 2 Samuel Chapter 17

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 16:21

Go in unto thy father's concubines - It may be remembered that David left ten of them behind to take care of the house, see Sa2 15:16. Ahithophel advised this infernal measure, in order to prevent the possibility of a reconciliation between David and his son; thus was the prophecy to Nathan fulfilled, Sa2 12:11. And this was probably transacted in the very same place where David's eye took the adulterous view of Bath-sheba; see Sa2 11:2. The wives of the conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these, he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom. Herodotus informs us that Smerdis, having seized on the Persian throne after the death of Cambyses, espoused…

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Dictionary and topics

House — Till their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time inhabited cities (Gen. 47:3; Ex. 12:7; Heb. 11:9). From the earliest times the Assyrians and the Canaanites were…
King — Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Ahithophel · Joins Absalom — Joins Absalom
House · .Roofs, flat — .Roofs, flat
Houses · The flat roofs of: Had often booths on them — The flat roofs of: Had often booths on them
Incest · .Absalom — .Absalom
Tents · Were pitched: On the tops of houses — Were pitched: On the tops of houses

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 16:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 16:21

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 16:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 16:21

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Samuel 16:22

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 16:22–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 16:22

Rashi on 2 Samuel 16:21