2 Samuel 18:15

2 Samuel 18:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
• New International Version (NIV)And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, and struck and killed him.

Context of 2 Samuel 18:15

13Otherwise, if I had acted treacherously against his life (for nothing is hidden from the king) you yourself would have taken sides against me.” 14Joab said, “I will not waste time with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive [and caught] in the midst of the tree. And ten young men, Joab’s armor bearers, surrounded and struck Absalom and killed him. 16Then Joab blew the trumpet [to signal the end of the combat], and the men returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held them back. 17They took [down the body of] Absalom and threw him into a deep pit in the forest and set up a huge mound of stones over him. Then all Israel fled, everyone to his own tent.

2 Samuel 18:15 word by word

וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֣י יוֹאָ֑ב וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• young menנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• that bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearing(armour)H5375
• Joab’sיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• armourכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• compassed aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• and slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Ten young men - smote Absalom and slew him - That is, they all pierced the body; but there could be no life in it after three darts had been thrust through the heart: but they added as much as would have killed him had he been alive.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15surrounded … and killed him: Perhaps Joab ordered his armor bearers to kill Absalom. In this way, Joab could later argue to David that he himself did not kill Absalom.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings