2 Samuel 14:9

iniquity. Hebrew. ` avah. See App-44.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The iniquity be on me ... - Compare the principle in Genesis 9:5-6 ; Numbers 35:30-34 . The woman therefore says, if there is any such guilt in...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the (e) iniquity [be] on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne [be]...
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 T...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guil...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, &c.— The king having told the woman that she might return to her house, and leave the care of her busin...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guil...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The iniquity be on me ] i.e. if the king is breaking the law of God, she is willing to bear the punishment: cp. Genesis 9:6 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The iniquity be on me — i.e., if there be any wrong in thus condoning blood-guiltiness, let the responsibility rest on me. Although the king has...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVIII. ABSALOM BANISHED AND BROUGHT BACK 2 Samuel 13:38-39 - 2 Samuel 14:1-33 . GESHUR, to which Absalom fled after the murder of Am...
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...
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 tow...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, my lord and king ,.... With much vehemence, and yet with great respect, fearing an inquisition into her...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity [be] on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne [be] guil...
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 o...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joab's Stratagem in Absalom's Favour; The Art of Joab. B. C. 1029....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The sense is, either, first, this, If I do not inform thee aright, and thou thereby be drawn to give an unrighteous sentence on my behalf, I am willi...
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-in...
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, probab...
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 ve...
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 prepositi...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Wise Woman of Tekoah
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me and on my father's house, namely, in case some wrong should be con...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:33 ; 1 Samuel 25:24 ; 2 Samuel 3:28 ; 2 Samuel 3:29 ; Deuteronomy 21:1-9 ; Genesis 27:13 ; Matthew 27:25 ; Numbers 35:33
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Be guiltless — If through thy forgetfulness or neglect of this my just cause, my adversaries prevail and destroy my son, my desire is, that God wou...

⁹ And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 14:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 14:9