2 Samuel 10:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. ”

2 Samuel 10:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joab returned - The great strength of Rabbah made it hopeless to take it by assault, and the Syrians were not sufficiently broken 2 Samuel 10:15 to make it safe to undertake a regular siege.
2 Samuel 10:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10. War with the Ammonites and the Syrians (J). 2 Samuel 10:1-5 . The king of Ammon insults David's ambassadors. [J. G. Frazer ( Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, p. 273) connects Hanu...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. The S...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem....
2 Samuel 10:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The War with Ammon and Syria 2. His father shewed kindness unto me] Occasion not stated.
2 Samuel 10:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Came to Jerusalem. — Why the victory was not at once followed up it is not said. Perhaps the army of Israel was too much exhausted by their victory; perhaps they were unprovided with the necessarie...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. DAVID AND HANUN. 2 Samuel 10:1-19 . POWERFUL though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his heart was inclined to peace. A king who had been victorious...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Penalty of Rejecting Kindness 2 Samuel 10:1-19 A Jewish tradition tells us that Nahash, Hanun's father, had shown kindness to David by sheltering one of his brothers, when the king of Moab...
2 Samuel 10:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the record of victories over Ammon and Syria. So far as David is concerned it is interesting in revealing the same spirit of good will in David in his attempt to show kindness to Hanum,...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. (8) And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians o...
2 Samuel 10:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled ,.... In whom they put great confidence: then they fled also before Abishai ; without engaging at all with him, as it seems: and ent...
2 Samuel 10:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. Ver...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joab drew nigh unto battle against the Syrians He acted very wisely in assaulting the mercenary army first; for they that are hired to fight generally take great care to save themselves, having l...
2 Samuel 10:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Ammonites were of the family of Lot ( Genesis 19:36-38 ). We have seen in 1 Samuel 2:1 that in Saul's day their king was called "Nahash," which means "serpent." It is thought likely that this w...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated. B. C. 1037. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw t...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That the Syrians were fled; in whose numbers and prowess they had the most confidence. Joab returned from the children of Ammon; not judging it convenient or safe to pursue them, because the forc...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 10:2 . “Nahash.” This may be the same Nahash mentioned in 1 Samuel 11 ; but as this was probably forty years after the event there recorded, it is more...
2 Samuel 10:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:4 . Shaved half their beard. The critics make many quotations from ancient authors, showing how high a value eastern nations set on the hair of the head and beard; and even at the pres...
2 Samuel 10:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. David and Hanun Powerful though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his hear...
2 Samuel 10:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 10:1 The king of the children of Ammon died. This war is very briefly referred to in 2 Samuel 8:12 ; but we have now entered upon a narrative, the interest of which i...
2 Samuel 10:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Defeat of the Enemies

2 Samuel 10:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 10:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 10:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 10:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 10:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 10:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 10:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 10:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 10:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 10:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann