New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 18:14
14Then Joab said, “I will not 1waste time here with you.” 2So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the 3midst of the oak.
2 Samuel 18:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
- New International Version (NIV)Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Joab said, "I will not waste time like this with you." And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joab said, “I cannot linger with you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree.
Context of 2 Samuel 18:14
12The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for me the young man Absalom!’ 13Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.” Then Joab said, “I will not waste time here with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him. 16Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Read all of 2 Samuel 182 Samuel 18:14 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֔ב לֹא־כֵ֖ן אֹחִ֣ילָה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַיִּקַּח֩ שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה שְׁבָטִ֜ים בְּכַפּ֗וֹ וַיִּתְקָעֵם֙ בְּלֵ֣ב אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם עוֹדֶ֥נּוּ חַ֖י בְּלֵ֥ב הָאֵלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Then Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- wasteיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
- hereכֵּןkên · soH3651
- So he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- spearsשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: javelinH7626
- in his handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
- and thrustתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
- them through the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- of Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
- while he was yetעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- aliveחַיchay · aliveH2416
- of the oakאֵלָה'êlâh · oakH424
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:14
- 2 Samuel 18:5The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom.
- Judges 4:21But Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.
- Judges 5:26She reached out her hand for the tent peg, And her right hand for the workmen’s hammer. Then she struck Sisera, she smashed his head; And she shattered and pierced his temple.
- Psalms 45:5Your arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under You; Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
- Matthew 12:40for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I may not tarry thus with thee - He had nothing to say in vindication of the purpose he had formed. Thrust them through the heart of Absalom - He was determined to make sure work, and therefore he pierced his heart. Joab should have obeyed the king's commandment: and yet the safety of the state required the sacrifice of Absalom. But independently of this, his life was quadruply forfeited to the law: - In having murdered his brother Amnon. In having…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I may not tarry - i. e., lose time in such discourse.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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14thrust them through the heart of Absalom: Earlier, Joab acted as a peacemaker between David and Absalom (2 Samuel 14). Joab might have thought letting Absalom live would cause more problems for David and himself. (Absalom had chosen Amasa, Joab’s first cousin, to take Joab’s place as the commander of Israel’s army; see 2 Samuel 17:25.)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. he took three darts ... and thrust them through the heart of Absalom--The deed, partially done by Joab, was completed by his bodyguard. Being a violation of the expressed wish, as well as of all the fond paternal feelings of David, it must have been deeply offensive to the king, nor was it ever forgotten (1Ki 2:5); and yet there is the strongest reason for believing that Joab, in doing it, was actuated by a sincere regard to the interests of David…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit tarry thus ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 18:14 2 Sam 14:30 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit heart ↩
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
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