2 Samuel 14:24

2 Samuel 14:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
• New International Version (NIV)But the king said, “He must go to his own house; he must not see my face.” So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the face of the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said, "Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence." So Absalom lived apart in his own house and did not come into the king's presence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king said, “Let him return to his own house, but do not let him see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king’s face.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:24

22Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” Joab said, “your servant knows I have found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.” 23So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. However, the king added, “He may return to his house, but he may not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his house, but he did not see the king. 25No man in all Israel was as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw. 26When he shaved his head — he shaved it at the end of every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off — he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds according to the royal standard.

2 Samuel 14:24 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יִסֹּ֣ב אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ וּפָנַ֖י לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וַיִּסֹּ֤ב אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let him turnסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• to his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and let him not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• So Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:24

• 2 Samuel 14:28Absalom resided in Jerusalem two years but never saw the king.
• 2 Samuel 3:13David replied, “Good, I will make a covenant with you. However, there’s one thing I require of you: You will not see my face unless you first bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
• Genesis 43:3But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us, ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’
• Exodus 10:28Pharaoh said to him, “Leave me! Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
• Revelation 22:4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Let him not see my face - He would not at once restore him to favor, though he had now remitted his crime; so that he should not die for it. It was highly proper to show this detestation of the crime, and respect for justice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Let him not see my face - We are not told why David adopted this half-measure. Possibly Bath-sheba‘s influence may have been exerted to keep Absalom in disgrace for the sake of Solomon.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 David was inclined to favour Absalom, yet, for the honour of his justice, he could not do it but upon application made for him, which may show the methods of Divine grace. It is true that God has thoughts of compassion toward poor sinners, not willing that any should perish; yet he is only reconciled to them through a Mediator, who pleads on their behalf. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and Christ came to this land of our…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:24

• Absalom
• David
• Exile
• Intercession
• Joab
• Kindness

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14

• 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