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2 Samuel 14:20
20in order to turn the appearance of the thing has thy servant Joab done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of 1God, to know all that is in the earth.
2 Samuel 14:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord has wisdom like that of an angel of God—he knows everything that happens in the land.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth."
- New King James Version (NKJV)To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth.”
Context of 2 Samuel 14:20
18And the king answered and said to 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. 19And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words into the mouth of thy bondmaid: in order to turn the appearance of the thing has thy servant Joab done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the earth. 21And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: so go, bring back the young man Absalom. 22And Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and blessed the king; and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.
Read all of 2 Samuel 142 Samuel 14:20 word by word
לְבַעֲב֤וּר סַבֵּב֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י הַדָּבָ֔ר עָשָׂ֛ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַאדֹנִ֣י חָכָ֗ם כְּחָכְמַת֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים לָדַ֖עַת אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סRead the interlinear
- orderעָבוּר‛âbûr ‛âbûr · for the sake ofH5668
- turnסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
- thingדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
- lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
- wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
- angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:20
- 2 Samuel 5:23And David inquired of Jehovah; and he said, Thou shalt not go up; turn round behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.
- 2 Samuel 14:17And thy bondmaid said, Let the word of my lord the king now be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and Jehovah thy God will be with thee.
- 2 Samuel 19:27And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in thy sight.
- Job 32:21Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man.
- Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
- Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
- Genesis 3:5but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.
- Job 38:16Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? and hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
- 1 Corinthians 8:1But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20According to the wisdom of an angel of God - This is quite in the style of Asiatic flattery. A European is often addressed, "Saheb can do every thing; we can do nothing; none can prevent the execution of Saheb's commands; Saheb is God." See Ward.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God: This wise woman (2 Samuel 14:2) knew it was better to praise a king than to insult him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-212Sa 14:1-21. Joab Instructs a Woman of Tekoah. 2-21. And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman--The king was strongly attached to Absalom; and having now got over his sorrow for the violent death of Amnon, he was desirous of again enjoying the society of his favorite son, who had now been three long years absent. But a dread of public opinion and a regard to the public interests made him hesitate about recalling or pardoning his guilty son…Read the comment
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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
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