New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 14:2
2So Joab sent to 1Tekoa and 2brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not 3anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;
2 Samuel 14:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
- New International Version (NIV)So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel; do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead.
Context of 2 Samuel 14:2
1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days; 3then go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4Now when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself and said, “Help, O king.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 142 Samuel 14:2 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יוֹאָב֙ תְּק֔וֹעָה וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲכָמָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לֶיהָ הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־נָ֞א וְלִבְשִׁי־נָ֣א בִגְדֵי־אֵ֗בֶל וְאַל־תָּס֙וּכִי֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְהָיִ֕ית כְּאִשָּׁ֗ה זֶ֚ה יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶת עַל־מֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
- So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- Tekoaתְּקוֹעַteqôa‛ · TekoaH8620
- broughtלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
- a wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
- womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- from thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to her, “Pleaseנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- pretendאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- and putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- on mourningאֵ֫בֶל'êbel · mourningH60
- garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- yourself with oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- for the deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:2
- 2 Chronicles 11:6Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
- 2 Chronicles 20:20They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.”
- Nehemiah 3:5Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters.
- Jeremiah 6:1“Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem! Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa And raise a signal over Beth-haccerem; For evil looks down from the north, And a great destruction.
- Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
- 2 Samuel 11:26Now when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
- Ruth 3:3Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
- Psalms 104:15And wine which makes man’s heart glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And food which sustains man’s heart.
- Ecclesiastes 9:8Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head.
- Matthew 6:17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Joab sent to Tekoah - Tekoah, according to St. Jerome, was a little city in the tribe of Judah, about twelve miles from Jerusalem. There are several circumstances relative to this woman and her case which deserve to be noticed: - She was a widow, and therefore her condition of life was the better calculated to excite compassion. She lived at some distance from Jerusalem, which rendered the case difficult to be readily inquired into; and consequently there…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Tekoah - In the south of Judah, six miles from Bethlehem, the modern Tekua. The rough, wild district was well suited for the lawless profession of the wise woman; it abounds in caves, as does the country near Endor.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The woman with a reputation for great wisdom was summoned to carry out a delicate mission in the royal court (compare 2 Samuel 20:16).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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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Sam 23:26; 2 Chr 11:6; Amos 1:1 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 14:2 Lit took ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Sam 12:20 ↩
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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