2 Samuel 18:13

2 Samuel 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
• New International Version (NIV)And if I had put my life in jeopardy—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have kept your distance from me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof."
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if I had betrayed the king by killing his son—and the king would certainly find out who did it—you yourself would be the first to abandon me.”

Context of 2 Samuel 18:13

11So Joab said to the man who told him, “You just saw him! And why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt.” 12But the man said to Joab, “Though I were to receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!’ Otherwise I would have dealt falsely against my own life. For there is nothing hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.” 14Then 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. 15And ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, and struck and killed him.

2 Samuel 18:13 word by word

אֽוֹ־עָשִׂ֤יתִי בְנַפְשִׁי֙ שֶׁ֔קֶר וְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לֹא־יִכָּחֵ֣ד מִן־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב מִנֶּֽגֶד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Otherwiseאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• I should have wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• falsehoodשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• against mine own lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• for there is no matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• hidכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• from the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and thou thyself wouldest have setיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:13

• 2 Samuel 1:15Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died.
• 2 Samuel 4:10when someone told me, saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag—the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news.
• 2 Samuel 14:19So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.
• Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me - This is a strong appeal to Joab's loyalty, and respect for the orders of David; but he was proof against every fine feeling, and against every generous sentiment.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The man gives a remarkable incidental testimony to David‘s sagacity and penetration (compare 2 Samuel 14:19), and to Joab‘s known unscrupulousness.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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 18:13

• Absalom
• Citizens
• Ephraim
• Loyalty
• Parents

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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