2 Samuel 14:18

Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

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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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord t...
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...
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, t...
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

(18) Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the king answered and said unto the woman ,.... Understanding plainly what she meant by all this, that the case she brought was a feigned one,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the k...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The king said, Hide not from me , &c. Observing the uncommon art and dexterity of her address in the management of this affair, the king immedia...
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

No text from Poole on this verse.
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

Then the king answered and said unto the woman, since he had drawn his own conclusions from the skill with which she presented her matter, Hide not...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 3:17 ; 1 Samuel 3:18 ; Jeremiah 38:14 ; Jeremiah 38:25

¹⁸ Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 14:18

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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

2 Samuel 14:18