2 Samuel 14:27

2 Samuel 14:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
• New International Version (NIV)Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To Absalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:27

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. 26Once every year he cut his hair because it became too heavy. Each time, the hair that he cut off weighed about 2 kilograms. Absalom had three sons and one daughter. Her name was Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman. 28Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never saw the king. 29Then Absalom sent a message to Joab. He asked Joab to come to him. He wanted Joab to go to the king on his behalf. But Joab refused to come to Absalom. So then Absalom sent another message, but Joab still refused to come.

2 Samuel 14:27 word by word

וַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ שְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֔ים וּבַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר הִ֣יא הָיְתָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה יְפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And unto Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• there were bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• she was a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of a fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• countenanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:27

• 2 Samuel 18:18While Absalom was alive, he had built a tall pillar in the King's Valley. He built it so that people would remember him. He thought, ‘I have no son, so my family's name will not continue.’ He put his own name on the pillar, so people still call it Absalom's Pillar.
• Job 18:16He is like a tree whose roots have become dry, and its branches have fallen off.
• Isaiah 14:22This is what the Lord Almighty says, ‘I will attack Babylon and I will destroy it. I will leave nothing that people can remember. No people or their descendants will remain.’
• Jeremiah 22:30The Lord says, ‘Write this man's name on the list. Write it as the name of a man who has no children. He will not have success in his life. None of his sons will rule as a descendant of King David. None of them will be king of Judah.’
• 2 Samuel 13:1David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister. Her name was Tamar. After some time, David's son Amnon began to love Tamar very much.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27"Absalom had a daughter, whose name was Tamar."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Three sons - These probably died in infancy (see the marginal reference). From Tamar must have been born Maachah, the mother of Abijah, and the favorite wife of Rehoboam 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 Nothing is said of Absalom's wisdom and piety. All here said of him is, that he was very handsome. A poor commendation for a man that had nothing else in him valuable. Many a polluted, deformed soul dwells in a fair and comely body. And we read that he had a very fine head of hair. It was a burden to him, but he would not cut it as long as he could bear the weight. That which feeds and gratifies pride, is not complained of, though uneasy. May…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Absalom's three sons likely died before him (see 2 Samuel 18:18). Absalom named his daughter Tamar after his sister, and she was also very beautiful (2 Samuel 13:1).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:27

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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