2 Samuel 19:5

And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joab	יוֹאָ֛ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
came	וַיָּבֹ֥א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	הַבָּ֑יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩ vai.yo.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
shamed	יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh	H3001	to be ashamed
day	הַיּ֜וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
faces	פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
servants	עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ 'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
day	הַיּ֔וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saved	הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤ים ha.ma.le.Tim	H4422	properly · definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
life	נַפְשְׁךָ֙ naf.she.Kha	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
lives	נֶ֤פֶשׁ Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
sons	בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ ba.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
daughters	וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ u.ve.no.Tei.kha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
lives	וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ ve.Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
wives	נָשֶׁ֔יךָ na.Shei.kha	H802	a woman · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
lives	וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ ve.Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
concubines	פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ pi.lag.Shei.kha	H6370	a concubine · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 9:27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee,…
Psalms 3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalms 18:47-48 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Soon after the messengers had brought the news of the defeat and death of Absalom to the court of Mahanaim, Joab and his victorious army followed, to grace the king's triumphs and receive his further orders. Now here we are told, I. What a damp and disappointment it was to them to find the king in tears for Absalom's death, which they construed as a token of displeasure against them for what they had done, whereas they expected him to have met them with joy and thanks for their good services: It was told Joab, v. 1 The report of it ran through the army (Sa2 19:2), how the king was grieved for his son. The people will take particular notice what their princes say and do. The more eyes we have…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:5

Thou hast shamed . . . the faces of all thy servants--by withdrawing thyself to indulge in grief, as if their services were disagreeable and their devotion irksome to thee. Instead of hailing their return with joy and gratitude, thou hast refused them the small gratification of seeing thee. Joab's remonstrance was right and necessary, but it was made with harshness. He was one of those persons who spoil their important services by the insolence of their manners, and who always awaken a feeling of obligation in those to whom they render any services. He spoke to David in a tone of hauteur that ill became a subject to show towards his king.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:5

Thou hast shamed this day - Joab's speech to David on his immoderate grief for the death of his rebellious son is not only remarkable for the insolence of office, but also for good sense and firmness. Every man who candidly considers the state of the case, must allow that David acted imprudently at least; and that Joab's firm reproof was necessary to arouse him to a sense of his duty to his people. But still, in his manner, Joab had far exceeded the bonds of that reverence which a servant owes to his master, or a subject to his prince. Joab was a good soldier, but in every respect a bad man, and a dangerous subject.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:5

Dictionary and topics

Absalom · David’s mourning for — David’s mourning for
Chiding · Joab chi — Joab chi
Citizens · .Joab — .Joab
Loyalty · .Joab — .Joab
Parents · .David — .David
Reproof · .Joab, of David — .Joab, of David
Sorrow · Of David for Absalom — Of David for 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 19:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:5

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:5

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 19:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:5

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 19:5-7

Rashi on 2 Samuel 19:5