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

25Now, no one in all Israel was praised for his good looks as much as Absalom was. He had no blemish from head to toe. 26At the end of every year, he used to cut his hair because it became heavy for him. When he cut the hair on his head and weighed it, it weighed five pounds according to the royal standard. Absalom had three sons and one daughter. His daughter Tamar was a beautiful woman. 28Absalom stayed in Jerusalem two full years without seeing the king. 29So Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but he 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 18:18(⌞While he was still living,⌟ Absalom had taken a rock and set it up for himself in the king’s valley. He said, “I have no son to keep the memory of my name alive.” He called the rock by his name, and it is still called Absalom’s Monument today.)
• Job 18:16His roots dry up under him. His branches wither over him.
• Isaiah 14:22“I’ll rise up against them,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I’ll cut off the name of the survivors from Babylon, its offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 22:30This is what the Lord says: Write this about Jehoiakin: He will be childless. He won’t prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will succeed him as king. They won’t sit on David’s throne and rule Judah again.
• 2 Samuel 13:1After this, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

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

• Absalom
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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