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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king&#8217s heart longed for Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart went out to Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart <i>was</i> toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart <i>was</i> concerned about Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart <i>was drawn</i> toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king&#8217s heart was inclined toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart <i>was inclined</i> toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart <i>was inclined</i> toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart <i>longed</i> for Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king’s mind was on Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joab son of Zeruiah observed that the king&#8217s mind was on Absalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joab knew that David couldn't stop thinking about Absalom, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joab, Zeruiah's son, knew the king was still thinking about Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joab knew that King David missed Absalom very much, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Zeruiah's son Joab knew that the king's attention was focused on Absalom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king?s heart longed for Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king?s heart longed for Absalom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was towards Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joab son of Zeruial knows that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king is on Absalom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joab son of Zeruiah, knew that the king's heart was for Absalom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab, son of Zeruiah, knew how the king felt toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s mind was on Absalom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />NOW Joab the son of, Zoriah perceived that the kings heart was reconciled toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yuab son of Tsuriya knew that the heart of David the King was reconciled to Abishlum<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=3645" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Absalom's Return to Jerusalem</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3097.htm" title="3097: yō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is father, three Isr. From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.">Now Joab</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/6870.htm" title="6870: ṣə·ru·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite woman. Feminine passive participle from the same as tsriy; wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess.">of Zeruiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: way·yê·ḏa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">perceived</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">longed for</a> <a href="/hebrew/53.htm" title="53: ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- Or babshalowm; from 'ab and shalowm; father of peace; Abshalom, a son of David; also a later Israelite.">Absalom.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39</a></span><br />And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a></span><br />The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">2 Samuel 19:4</a></span><br />But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a></span><br />All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/44-30.htm">Genesis 44:30-31</a></span><br />So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life, / sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-6.htm">1 Kings 2:6</a></span><br />So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">1 Kings 2:9</a></span><br />Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a></span><br />As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Proverbs 10:12</a></span><br />Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9</a></span><br />Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a></span><br />Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21-22</a></span><br />Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20</a></span><br />So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-28.htm">Luke 15:28-32</a></span><br />The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. / But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. / But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-36</a></span><br />When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">2 Samuel 2:18</a></b></br> And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel <i>was as</i> light of foot as a wild roe.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-16.htm">1 Chronicles 2:16</a></b></br> Whose sisters <i>were</i> Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.</p><p class="hdg">toward Absalom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39</a></b></br> And <i>the soul of</i> king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a></b></br> And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/19-2.htm">2 Samuel 19:2,4</a></b></br> And the victory that day was <i>turned</i> into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Absalom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Ab'salom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-16.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-13.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-36.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-19.htm">Perceived</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-20.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm">Zeruiah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm">Zeru'iah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-21.htm">Absalom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-21.htm">Ab'salom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-9.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-3.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-24.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-15.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-28.htm">Perceived</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-3.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-9.htm">Zeruiah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-9.htm">Zeru'iah</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-21.htm">brings him home to Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Absalom's beauty, hair, and children</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-28.htm">After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now Joab son of Zeruiah</b><br>Joab was a prominent military commander in King David's army and the son of Zeruiah, David's sister. This familial connection to David gave Joab significant influence and insight into the king's affairs. Joab's role in David's reign was complex; he was both a loyal servant and a ruthless enforcer, often taking matters into his own hands. His actions throughout 2 Samuel reveal a man deeply involved in the political and military strategies of Israel, often acting with a pragmatic, if not morally ambiguous, approach.<p><b>perceived that the king’s heart</b><br>Joab's perception indicates his astuteness and understanding of King David's emotional state. David was known for his deep emotional connections, as seen in his relationships with Jonathan, Saul, and his children. Joab's ability to perceive the king's heart suggests his close proximity to David and his keen awareness of the king's personal struggles and desires. This perception would later drive Joab to take action to reconcile David with Absalom, reflecting his role as a mediator and strategist.<p><b>longed for Absalom</b><br>Absalom was David's third son, known for his striking appearance and charisma. The longing of David's heart for Absalom highlights the king's paternal love and the pain of their estrangement following Absalom's murder of his brother Amnon. This longing also underscores the theme of familial conflict and reconciliation that runs throughout David's life. The tension between justice and mercy is evident here, as David grapples with his desire to see his son and the need to uphold the law. This longing foreshadows the eventual return of Absalom to Jerusalem, setting the stage for future conflict and tragedy within David's household.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a></b><br>The son of Zeruiah, Joab is a prominent military commander under King David. Known for his strategic mind and sometimes ruthless actions, Joab plays a crucial role in the events surrounding Absalom's return to Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, David is a central figure in the Bible. At this point in the account, he is dealing with the aftermath of his son Absalom's rebellion and the murder of his other son, Amnon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a></b><br>David's third son, Absalom is in exile after killing his brother Amnon. His actions were a response to Amnon's rape of their sister Tamar, which David did not adequately address.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zeruiah.htm">Zeruiah</a></b><br>Joab's mother and David's sister, making Joab David's nephew. Her sons, including Joab, are key military leaders in David's army.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king's_heart.htm">The King's Heart</a></b><br>This phrase indicates David's emotional and paternal longing for reconciliation with his estranged son, Absalom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_parental_love.htm">The Complexity of Parental Love</a></b><br>David's longing for Absalom highlights the deep, often complicated love parents have for their children, even when they err. This can encourage parents to seek reconciliation and healing in strained relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_inaction.htm">The Consequences of Inaction</a></b><br>David's failure to address Amnon's sin led to further family strife. This teaches the importance of confronting sin and injustice promptly and justly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercessors.htm">The Role of Intercessors</a></b><br>Joab's perception and subsequent actions show the importance of wise intercessors who can facilitate reconciliation. Believers can be called to act as peacemakers in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/longing_for_reconciliation.htm">Longing for Reconciliation</a></b><br>Just as David longed for Absalom, God longs for reconciliation with His children. This can inspire believers to seek reconciliation with God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_joab_kill_abner.htm">Why did Joab kill Abner in the Bible story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_use_subterfuge_for_absalom.htm">2 Samuel 14:21–24: Why would David, a supposedly just king, rely on subterfuge rather than open negotiation to resolve Absalom’s banishment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_samuel_14_5-11__is_this_story_deceptive.htm">2 Samuel 14:5–11: How does this fabricated story align with Mosaic laws requiring genuine judicial proceedings, and isn’t it deceptive manipulation of a royal decree? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_14_8-17_and_2_sam_5.htm">1 Chronicles 14:8-17 - How do we reconcile any discrepancies between this account of David's battles with the Philistines and the parallel text in 2 Samuel 5?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XIV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Was toward Absalom.</span>--This, like the last verse of the previous chapter, may be understood in either of two opposite senses: either David's heart yearned for Absalom (as the Authorised Version, Vulg., LXX., Syr.), or it was hostile to him. The Hebrew preposition is used in both senses, though more frequently in the latter, and unquestionably expresses hostility in the only other place (<a href="/daniel/11-28.htm" title="Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.">Daniel 11:28</a>) in which this form of the phrase occurs. The verse would then be translated, "And Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart was against Absalom." Hence his stratagem to obtain his recall, which would otherwise have been quite unnecessary.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The king's heart was toward Absalom.</span> Again there is a diversity of view as to the right rendering. The preposition does not usually mean "toward," but "against," and is so rendered in ver. 13. The whole phrase occurs again only in <a href="/daniel/11-28.htm">Daniel 11:28</a>, and certainly there implies enmity. The whole attitude of David towards Absalom is one of persistent hostility, and, even when Joab had obtained his recall, for two full years he would not admit him into his presence. What has led most commentators to force the meaning here and in <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39</a> is the passionate burst of grief when news was brought of Absalom's death following upon the anxious orders given to the generals to be careful of the young man's life. But David was a man of very warm affections, and while this would make him feel intense sorrow for the death of a son by his brother's hand, and stern indignation towards the murderer, there would still lie deep in the father's heart true love towards his sinning child, and Absalom's fall was sad enough to cause a strong revulsion of feeling. David's grief would be not merely for the death of his son, but that he should have died so miserably, and in an attempt so shameful. Was not, too, the natural grief of a father made the more deep by the feeling that this was the third stage of the penalty denounced on his own sin, and that the son's death was the result of the father's crime? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now Joab</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹאָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zeruiah</span><br /><span class="heb">צְרֻיָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ru·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6870.htm">Strong's 6870: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perceived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֖דַע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longed for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Absalom.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_53.htm">Strong's 53: </a> </span><span class="str2">Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 14:1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 13:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 13:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>