2 Samuel 14:23

2 Samuel 14:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:23

21Then the king spoke to Joab. He said, ‘I have decided to do what you want. Go and bring back the young man Absalom.’ 22Joab bent his body down low with his face towards the ground. He thanked the king. He said, ‘Now I know that you are pleased with me. You have agreed to do what I have asked you to do.’ Then Joab went to Geshur. He brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 24But the king said, ‘Absalom must go to live in his own house. I do not want him to come to see me.’ So Absalom did not go to see the king. Instead, he went to live in his own house. 25Everyone in Israel praised Absalom. They all thought that he was the most handsome man in the whole country. His body was perfect, from head to toe.

2 Samuel 14:23 word by word

וַיָּ֥קָם יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּרָה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Geshurגְּשׁוּרgeshûr · GeshurH1650
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:23

• 2 Samuel 3:3The second son was Kileab. Nabal's widow, Abigail, from Carmel gave birth to him. The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
• 2 Samuel 13:37Absalom ran away to Ammihud's son, Talmai, the king of Geshur.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:23

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Geshur: See 2 Samuel 13:37–38.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:23

• Absalom
• David
• Intercession
• Joab
• Kindness

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• Geshur
• Jerusalem
• Joab
• Geshur, Geshurites
• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart

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