2 Samuel 18:14

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 replied to Joab, “Even if I were receiving a thousand pieces of silver, I would not strike the king’s son! In our very presence the king gave this order to you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’ 13If I had acted at risk of my own life – and nothing is hidden from the king! – you would have abandoned me.” Joab replied, “I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree. 15Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off. 16Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

2 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• I may not tarryיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
• thus with theeפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• And he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• dartsשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: javelinH7626
• in his handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• and thrustתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• them through the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• yet aliveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• in the midst of the oakאֵלָה'êlâh · oakH424

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:14

• 2 Samuel 18:5The king gave this order to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: “For my sake deal gently with the young man Absalom.” Now the entire army was listening when the king gave all the leaders this order concerning Absalom.
• Judges 4:21Then Jael wife of Heber took a tent peg in one hand and a hammer in the other. She crept up on him, drove the tent peg through his temple into the ground while he was asleep from exhaustion, and he died.
• Judges 5:26Her left hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workmen’s hammer. She “hammered” Sisera, she shattered his skull, she smashed his head, she drove the tent peg through his temple.
• Psalms 45:5Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies. Nations fall at your feet.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3Now when they are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
• Matthew 12:40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 18:14

• Absalom
• Dart
• Ephraim
• Oak

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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