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

“ For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. ”

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

His banished - The use of the word as applied to one of the people of God driven into a pagan land, is well illustrated by Deuteronomy 30:4-5 ; Jeremiah 40:12 ; Micah 4:6 ; Zephaniah 3:19 ....
2 Samuel 14:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For we must needs die, and [are] as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect [any] person: yet doth he devise (h) means, that his banished be not expelle...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 14. The Return of Absalom (J). 2 Samuel 14:1-8 . Joab perceives the king's longing for his son (p. 67), and sends to him a woman of Tekoa (p. 31), about 5 miles S. of Beth-lehem, with...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

person . soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
2 Samuel 14:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled fr...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then the woman said, &c.— The woman, having so far gained her point, begged leave to say one word further; and, having obtained permission, immediately proceeded, 2 Samuel 14:13 to expostulat...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled fr...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Absalom's Return from Geshur After waiting for two years, Absalom forces Joab to use his influence to bring about a reconciliation between him and his father.
2 Samuel 14:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

We must needs die. — The woman now goes on to a further argument from the uncertainty of life. Whether she would suggest the possibility of Absalom’s dying in banishment (as some think), or of Davi...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joab's Plea for the Fugitive 2 Samuel 14:1-17 Joab had ends of his own to serve in securing the return of Absalom. Were the two sworn together to hatch a great plot? Or was Absalom shrewdly usi...
2 Samuel 14:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Opinions widely differ over why Joab set himself to bring Absalom back. The most probable reason- is that he "perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom." There is certainly a strange fascina...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. (13) And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against th...
2 Samuel 14:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

BANISHED BUT NOT EXPELLED ‘For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet both He devise means that His ba...
2 Samuel 14:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For we must needs die ,.... As all must, herself, the king, and his sons, and indeed all men; this is the common case and lot of men; particularly she insinuates that David must die, and that there...
2 Samuel 14:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For we must needs die, and [are] as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect [any] person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled fr...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For we must needs die Some by one means, and some by another; death being the common lot of all men, Amnon must have died, if Absalom had not cut him off; and Absalom, if he do not die by the hand...
2 Samuel 14:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David's concern for Absalom became known to Joab. Joab was a man not too concerned about truth and justice, but rather about the outward prosperity of the kingdom of Israel, for he knew that his own...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joab's Stratagem in Absalom's Favour; The Art of Joab. B. C. 1029. 1 Now Joab the son of...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

We must needs die, Heb. in dying we shall die , i. e. we shall certainly and suddenly die all of us; both thou, O king, who therefore art obliged to take due care of thy successor, who is Absalom;...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 14:1 . “Now Joab,” etc. Most commentators attribute Joab’s action in this matter to motives of self-interest. It appears highly probably that Absalom wa...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 14:14 I. God's heaviest punishment is separation from Himself. There are degrees of separation degrees in intensity and degrees in duration. There are two great divisions: the banished an...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 14:2 . Tekoah; a city of Judah, twelve miles south of Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 11:6 . 2 Samuel 14:6 . The one smote the other, probably with some weapon, or sharp instrument. The lord...
2 Samuel 14:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman. The parable of the woman of Tekoa The contrast between this parable and the one preceding it is very great. The parable of the ewe-lamb was spoken o...
2 Samuel 14:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 14:1 The king's heart was toward Absalom. Again there is a diversity of view as to the right rendering. The preposition does not usually mean "toward," but "against,"...
2 Samuel 14:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Wise Woman of Tekoah
2 Samuel 14:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:17 ; 2 Samuel 11:25 ; Acts 10:34 ; Deuteronomy 10:17 ; Ecclesiastes 3:19 ; Ecclesiastes 3:20 ; Ecclesiastes 9:5 ; Exodus 21:13 ; Hebrews 9:27 ; Isaiah 50:1 ; Isaiah 50:2 ; Job 1...
2 Samuel 14:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

We — We shall certainly die, both thou, O king, who art therefore obliged to take care of thy successor, Absalom; and Absalom, who, if he do not die by the hand of justice, must shortly die by the...

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 14:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

2 Samuel 14:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 14:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes