2 Samuel 14:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. ”

2 Samuel 14:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Three sons - These probably died in infancy (see the marginal reference). From Tamar must have been born Maachah, the mother of Abijah, and the favorite wife of Rehoboam 1 Kings 15:2 ; 2 Chroni...
2 Samuel 14:27 - 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 14:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

three sons . Did not survive him. Compare 2 Samuel 18:18 .
2 Samuel 14:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. Unto Absalom there were born - These children did not survive him; see 2...
2 Samuel 14:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels...
2 Samuel 14:27 - 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 14:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Three sons. — Their names are not given, from which it might be supposed that they died in infancy, and this is made sure by 2 Samuel 18:18 , where Absalom is reported as saying, “I have no son to...
2 Samuel 14:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Restored Though Unrepentant 2 Samuel 14:18-33 Joab knew perfectly that David was well pleased to recall Absalom, in response, as it appeared, to the request of the most powerful of his subjects...
2 Samuel 14:27 - 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 14:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(24) And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. (25) But in all Israel there was none to be so m...
2 Samuel 14:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And unto Absalom there were born three sons ,.... Who very probably died young; and the rather it may be thought so, since their names are not given, and more especially since it is said that Absalo...
2 Samuel 14:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name [was] Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. Ver. 27. And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daught...
2 Samuel 14:27 - 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 14:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Absalom's Recalled. B. C. 1029. 21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have don...
2 Samuel 14:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Three sons; all which died not long after they were born, as may be gathered from 2 Samuel 18:18 , where it is said that Absalom had no son. Tamar ; so called from her aunt, 2 Samuel 13:1 .
2 Samuel 14:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 14:26 . “He polled his head,” i.e. , cut his hair. “Two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.” The king’s shekel is probably a different weight fr...
2 Samuel 14:27 - Scofield Reference Notes

sons ( See Scofield) - ( 2 Samuel 18:18 ).
2 Samuel 14:27 - 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 14:27 - 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 14:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Reconciliation Effected
2 Samuel 14:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 13:1 ; 2 Samuel 18:18 ; Isaiah 14:22 ; Jeremiah 22:30 ; Job 18:16-19
2 Samuel 14:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sons — All which died not long after they were born, as may be gathered from 2 Samuel 18:18 , where it is said, that Absalom had no son.

2 Samuel 14:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 14:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 14:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 14:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 14:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 14:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 14:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 14:27 - Scofield Reference Notes

2 Samuel 14:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 14:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 14:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 14:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 14:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes