1 Samuel 25:24; Acts 26:1; Genesis 18:27; Genesis 18:32; Genesis 44:18; Jeremiah 12:1
Having at last obtained what she wanted, the king’s oath that her son should not die, she proceeds to the case of Absalom. The meaning of 2 Samuel...
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...
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, &c.— The woman, having so far gained her point, begged leave to say one word further; and, having obtained permission, imm...
And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. No JFB commentary on these verses....
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...
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...
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...
(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, Wheref...
Then the woman said, let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word unto my Lord the king ,.... Having gained her point, and gotten a decree from...
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. Ver. 12. And he said, Say on. ]...
Then the woman said Having gained this point, she begs leave to say one word more, which being granted, she immediately proceeds to expostulate wit...
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...
Joab's Stratagem in Absalom's Favour; The Art of Joab. B. C. 1029....
Having obliged the king by his oath in her supposed case, she now throws off the veil, and begins to apply this parable to the king's and kingdom's p...
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...
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...
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...
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 Wise Woman of Tekoah
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. She acted as if she had another matter to present. And h...
12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.