2 Samuel 18:13

2 Samuel 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
• New International Version (NIV)And if I had put my life in jeopardy—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have kept your distance from me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Otherwise I would have dealt falsely against my own life. For there is nothing hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.”

Context of 2 Samuel 18:13

11Joab said to the man who told him the news, ‘You saw him there, did you? So why did you not kill him? I would have given you ten silver coins and a brave soldier's belt.’ 12But the man replied, ‘I would never hurt the king's son, even for a gift of 1,000 silver coins. We all heard the king give this command to you, Abishai and Ittai. He said, “Keep the young man Absalom safe, because he is my son.” If I had killed Absalom, my own life would be in danger. The king knows everything that happens! You would not have tried to save me from the king's punishment.’ 14Joab said, ‘I cannot stay here while you talk like this.’ So he took three spears and he went to the tree where Absalom was hanging. While Absalom was still alive, Joab pushed the spears into Absalom's heart. 15Then ten of Joab's own guards came around Absalom. They knocked him down and they killed him.

2 Samuel 18:13 word by word

אֽוֹ־עָשִׂ֤יתִי בְנַפְשִׁי֙ שֶׁ֔קֶר וְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לֹא־יִכָּחֵ֣ד מִן־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב מִנֶּֽגֶד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Otherwiseאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• I should have wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• falsehoodשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• against mine own lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• for there is no matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• hidכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• from the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and thou thyself wouldest have setיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:13

• 2 Samuel 1:15Then David said to one of his own young men, ‘Go and knock him down!’ So the man knocked him down so that he died.
• 2 Samuel 4:10When someone told me in Ziklag, “Saul is dead”, he thought that he was bringing good news to me. But I took hold of him and I told my men to kill him. That was how I paid him for his good news!
• 2 Samuel 14:19The king asked her, ‘Is it Joab who has told you to do this?’ The woman answered, ‘My lord the king, as surely as you live, I cannot hide the truth from you. Yes, it was your servant Joab who told me what to do. He gave me the words to say.
• Hebrews 4:13There is nothing in the whole world that can hide from God. He sees everything clearly and he knows everything. We will have to explain to him everything that we have done during our lives.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me - This is a strong appeal to Joab's loyalty, and respect for the orders of David; but he was proof against every fine feeling, and against every generous sentiment.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The man gives a remarkable incidental testimony to David‘s sagacity and penetration (compare 2 Samuel 14:19), and to Joab‘s known unscrupulousness.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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 18:13

• Absalom
• Citizens
• Ephraim
• Loyalty
• Parents

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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