2 Samuel 19:6

In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lovest	לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ le.'a.ha.Vah	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
enemies	שֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָ so.ne.'Ei.kha	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hatest	וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א ve.lis.No'	H8130	to hate (personally) · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
friends	אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ 'o.ha.Vei.kha	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
declared	הִגַּ֣דְתָּ hi.Gad.ta	H5046	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
day	הַיּ֗וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
princes	שָׂרִ֣ים sa.Rim	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
servants	וַעֲבָדִ֔ים va.'a.va.Dim	H5650	a servant · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
day	הַיּ֗וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
perceive	יָדַ֣עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
if	ל֣וּ lo	H3863	a conditional particle · conjunction
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם 'av.sha.Lom	H53	Abshalom · proper noun, a man's name
lived	חַי֙ chai	H2416	alive · adjective, masculine singular absolute
died	מֵתִ֔ים me.Tim	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
day	הַיּוֹם֙ hai.yOm	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
well	יָשָׁ֥ר ya.Shar	H3477	straight (literally or figuratively) · adjective, masculine 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

Proverbs 19:9-10 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
2 Samuel 3:24-25 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is q…
Job 34:18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
Acts 23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

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

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 19:6

Dictionary and topics

Absalom · David’s mourning for — David’s mourning for
Chiding · Joab chi — Joab chi
Citizens · .Joab — .Joab
Enemy · .David, of Absalom, and co-conspirators — .David, of Absalom, and co-conspirators
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 19:6

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 19:6

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 19:6

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 19:6

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