2 Samuel 14:1
Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
2 So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
3 Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
- KJV
- Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
- WEB
- Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
- ASV
- Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king`s heart was toward Absalom.
- DARBY
- And Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
- BLB
- And Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the heart of the king [was] on Absalom.
- ÅB
- Men Joab, Serujas sønn, skjønte at kongens hjerte droges mot Absalom.
- OTB
- Nå merket Joab, Serujas sønn, at kongens hjerte var opptatt av Absalom.
- B1930
- Men Joab, Serujas sønn, skjønte at kongens hjerte droges mot Absalom.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 13:39
And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
Read in context2 Samuel 2:18
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
Read in context2 Samuel 19:4
But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Read in contextProverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:16
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Read in context2 Samuel 18:33
The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Read in context2 Samuel 19:2
And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”
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