2 Samuel 14:22

2 Samuel 14:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
• New International Version (NIV)Joab fell with his face to the ground to pay him honor, and he blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joab fell on his face to the ground and paid homage and blessed the king. And Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and thanked the king. And Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.”

Context of 2 Samuel 14:22

20Your servant Joab did this so as to change this situation. But my lord has wisdom like that of the angel of God, and knows everything that is happening in the land.” 21Then the king said to Joab, “All right! I will do this thing! Go and bring back the young man Absalom! Then Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground and thanked the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant!” 23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 24But the king said, “Let him go over to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his own house; he did not see the king’s face.

2 Samuel 14:22 word by word

וַיִּפֹּל֩ יוֹאָ֨ב אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֡ב הַיּוֹם֩ יָדַ֨ע עַבְדְּךָ֜ כִּי־מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• on his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and bowedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• himself, and thankedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• To dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in thy sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• hath fulfilledעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• the requestדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:22

• 2 Samuel 19:39So all the people crossed the Jordan, as did the king. After the king had kissed him and blessed him, Barzillai returned to his home.
• Nehemiah 11:2The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.
• Job 29:11“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,
• Job 31:20whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,
• Proverbs 31:28Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also praises her:
• Genesis 6:8But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.
• Exodus 33:16For how will it be known then that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us, so that we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who are on the face of the earth?”
• Ruth 2:2One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so.” Naomi replied, “You may go, my daughter.”
• 1 Samuel 20:3Taking an oath, David again said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:22

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 David was inclined to favour Absalom, yet, for the honour of his justice, he could not do it but upon application made for him, which may show the methods of Divine grace. It is true that God has thoughts of compassion toward poor sinners, not willing that any should perish; yet he is only reconciled to them through a Mediator, who pleads on their behalf. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and Christ came to this land of our…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight--Joab betrayed not a little selfishness amid his professions of joy at this act of grace to Absalom, and flattered himself that he now brought both father and son under lasting obligations. In considering this act of David, many extenuating circumstances may be urged in favor of it; the provocation given to Absalom; his being now in a country where justice could not overtake him; the risk…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:22

• Absalom
• David
• Intercession
• Joab
• Kindness
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Thank
• Wise
• Adoration

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