New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 18:14-17
14Then JoabH3097 saidH559, “I will not 1wasteH3176 timeH3176 hereH3651 with you.” 2So he tookH3947 threeH7969 spearsH7626 in his handH3709 and thrustH8628 them through the heartH3820 of AbsalomH53 while he was stillH5750 aliveH2416 in the 3midstH3820 of the oakH424. 15And tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288 who carriedH5375 Joab’sH3097 armorH3627 gatheredH5437 aroundH5437 and struckH5221 AbsalomH53 and killedH4191 him.
16Then 4JoabH3097 blewH8628 the trumpetH7782, and the peopleH5971 returnedH7725 from pursuingH7291 IsraelH3478, for JoabH3097 restrainedH2820 the peopleH5971. 17And they tookH3947 AbsalomH53 and threwH7993 him into 5a deepH1419 pitH6354 in the forestH3293, and 6erectedH5324 overH5921 him a veryH3966 largeH1419 pileH1530 of stonesH68. And 7allH3605 IsraelH3478 fledH5127, eachH376 to his own tentH168.
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit wait so with ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 18:14 2 Sam 14:30 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit heart ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 18:16 2 Sam 2:28; 20:22 ↩
- 5. 2 Samuel 18:17 Lit the great ↩
- 6. 2 Samuel 18:17 Deut 21:20, 21; Josh 7:26; 8:29 ↩
- 7. 2 Samuel 18:17 2 Sam 19:8; 20:1, 22 ↩
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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