2 Samuel 14:27

2 Samuel 14:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To Absalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:27

25In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him. 26Whenever he cut the hair of his head—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels by the royal standard. Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman. 28Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face. 29Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent a second time, but he refused to come.

2 Samuel 14:27 word by word

וַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ שְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֔ים וּבַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר הִ֣יא הָיְתָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה יְפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And unto Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• there were bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• she was a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of a fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• countenanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:27

• 2 Samuel 18:18During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King’s Valley as a monument to himself, for he thought, “I have no son to carry on the memory of my name.” He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.
• Job 18:16His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
• Isaiah 14:22“I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will wipe out Babylon’s name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 22:30This is what the Lord says: “Record this man as if childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime, for none of his offspring will prosper, none will sit on the throne of David or rule anymore in Judah.”
• 2 Samuel 13:1In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27"Absalom had a daughter, whose name was Tamar."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Three sons - These probably died in infancy (see the marginal reference). From Tamar must have been born Maachah, the mother of Abijah, and the favorite wife of Rehoboam 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 Nothing is said of Absalom's wisdom and piety. All here said of him is, that he was very handsome. A poor commendation for a man that had nothing else in him valuable. Many a polluted, deformed soul dwells in a fair and comely body. And we read that he had a very fine head of hair. It was a burden to him, but he would not cut it as long as he could bear the weight. That which feeds and gratifies pride, is not complained of, though uneasy. May…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Absalom's three sons likely died before him (see 2 Samuel 18:18). Absalom named his daughter Tamar after his sister, and she was also very beautiful (2 Samuel 13:1).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:27

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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