2 Samuel 15:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. ”

2 Samuel 15:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Forty years - An obvious clerical error, though a very ancient one for four years, which may date from Absalom’s return from Geshur, or from his reconciliation with David, or from the commencemen...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass after (e) forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. (e) Counting from the time that the Is...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 15:1 to 2 Samuel 16:14 . Revolt of Absalom. Flight of David (J). 2 Samuel 15:1-6 . Absalom makes himself popular by professing an interest in the litigation of the people. 2 Samu...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

forty years : i.e. from David's anointing ( 1 Samuel 16:13 ): i.e. 974-934. my vow, which. have vowed. Figure of speech Polyptoton (App-6). my solemn vow. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4....
2 Samuel 15:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. After forty years - There is no doubt that...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

After forty years— Or rather, after four years. The Syriac and Arabic, whom Houbigant follows, read after four years. As there is no event from which the forty years can be dated, very great ha...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. After forty years. It is generally...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Rebellion of Absalom His party is so strong that David is obliged to flee from Jerusalem. He is joined by Ittai the Gittite, and by Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and by Hushai the Archite. T...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

After forty years. — The reading is certainly incorrect. Absalom was born after David began his reign in Hebron, and his whole reign was only forty years. Absalom therefore was not yet forty at his...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIX. ABSALOM'S REVOLT 2 Samuel 15:1-12 . WHEN Absalom obtained from his father the position he had so eagerly desired at Jerusalem, he did not allow the grass to grow under his feet. T...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Plot of the Ambitious Son 2 Samuel 15:1-12 David's government had become lax. Many causes were awaiting trial. Cases demanding his royal decision had accumulated. Suitors could get nothing...
2 Samuel 15:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

That Absalom's attitude of obeisance before David was feigned is proved by his conspiracy. That Joab cared nothing personally for Absalom is evident from his refusal to see him any further. Absalom's...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) В¶ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. (8) For thy servant vowed a vow whil...
2 Samuel 15:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass after forty years ,.... Or four years; so long it was from the reconciliation of Absalom to David, as Josephus f says; and so read Theodoret on the place, the Syriac and Arabic v...
2 Samuel 15:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. Ver. 7. And it came to pass after forty...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

After forty years That is, as some say, from the change of the government into a monarchy, which change took place about ten years before David began to reign. So that this fell out about the thirt...
2 Samuel 15:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Absalom knew how to take full advantage of his outward acceptance by his father Now there was no difficulty in beginning to exalt himself in the eyes of Israel. His chariots and horses and fifty men...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Absalom's Rebellion. B. C. 1023. 7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

After forty years. Quest. Whence are these to be computed? Answ . Not from Absalom's birth; for he was born in Hebron some considerable time after David had begun his reign, 2 Samuel 3:3 , much...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 15:1 . “After this.” Keil, Erdmann and Thenius attach the idea of immediateness to the Hebrew adverb here used, but other scholars consider this doubt...
2 Samuel 15:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

forty Some authorities read "four."
2 Samuel 15:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 15:7 . After forty years. Some contend that this refers to the time when David was secretly anointed; but as no other record is dated from that time, Josephus seems right in saying “four...
2 Samuel 15:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. Absalom; or, the fast young man The Bible resembles a portrait gallery adorned with the faces of remarkable historic m...
2 Samuel 15:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 15:1 After this. The Hebrew is a more precise phrase than that on which we have commented on 2 Samuel 10:1 and 2 Samuel 13:1 , and implies that Absalom began his de...
2 Samuel 15:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Insurrection Begun
2 Samuel 15:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:1 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 16:2 ; 2 Samuel 13:24-27 ; 2 Samuel 13:38 ; Isaiah 58:4 ; Matthew 2:8 ; Matthew 23:14 ; Proverbs 21:27
2 Samuel 15:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

After forty years — From the change of the government, into a monarchy, which was about ten years before David began to reign. So this fell out about the thirtieth year of his reign.

2 Samuel 15:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 15:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 15:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 15:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 15:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 15:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 15:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 15:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 15:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 15:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

2 Samuel 15:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 15:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 15:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 15:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 15:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 15:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes