Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. New Living Translation Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. English Standard Version Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart went out to Absalom. Berean Standard Bible Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. King James Bible Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. New King James Version So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was concerned about Absalom. New American Standard Bible Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was drawn toward Absalom. NASB 1995 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. NASB 1977 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. Legacy Standard Bible Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. Amplified Bible Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. Christian Standard Bible Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king’s mind was on Absalom. Holman Christian Standard Bible Joab son of Zeruiah observed that the king’s mind was on Absalom. American Standard Version Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. Contemporary English Version Joab knew that David couldn't stop thinking about Absalom, English Revised Version Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. GOD'S WORD® Translation Joab, Zeruiah's son, knew the king was still thinking about Absalom. Good News Translation Joab knew that King David missed Absalom very much, International Standard Version Meanwhile, Zeruiah's son Joab knew that the king's attention was focused on Absalom, Majority Standard Bible Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king?s heart longed for Absalom. NET Bible Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom. New Heart English Bible When Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king?s heart longed for Absalom, Webster's Bible Translation Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was towards Absalom. World English Bible Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Joab son of Zeruial knows that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom, Young's Literal Translation And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king is on Absalom, Smith's Literal Translation And Joab son of Zeruiah, knew that the king's heart was for Absalom. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom, Catholic Public Domain Version Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom, New American Bible Now Joab, son of Zeruiah, knew how the king felt toward Absalom. New Revised Standard Version Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s mind was on Absalom. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNOW Joab the son of, Zoriah perceived that the kings heart was reconciled toward Absalom. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yuab son of Tsuriya knew that the heart of David the King was reconciled to Abishlum OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Absalom's Return to Jerusalem1Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. 2So 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.… Cross References 2 Samuel 13:39 And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death. 2 Samuel 18:33 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!” 2 Samuel 19:4 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!” Genesis 37:35 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. Genesis 44:30-31 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. 1 Kings 2:6 So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. 1 Kings 2:9 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.” Psalm 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. Proverbs 17:9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Matthew 18:21-22 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! Luke 15:20 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. Luke 15:28-32 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!’ ... John 11:33-36 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. ... Treasury of Scripture Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. A. 2 Samuel 2:18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 1 Chronicles 2:16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. toward Absalom 2 Samuel 13:39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. 2 Samuel 18:33 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! 2 Samuel 19:2,4 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son… Jump to Previous Absalom Ab'salom Clear Heart Inclined Joab Jo'ab King's Longed Perceived Towards Turning Zeruiah Zeru'iahJump to Next Absalom Ab'salom Clear Heart Inclined Joab Jo'ab King's Longed Perceived Towards Turning Zeruiah Zeru'iah2 Samuel 14 1. Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,21. brings him home to Jerusalem 25. Absalom's beauty, hair, and children 28. After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab Now Joab son of Zeruiah Joab, the son of Zeruiah, is a prominent military commander in King David's army. The mention of his lineage, "son of Zeruiah," is significant as Zeruiah was David's sister, making Joab David's nephew. This familial connection often placed Joab in a position of influence and trust, though his actions were sometimes controversial. Historically, Joab is known for his military prowess and political acumen, often acting decisively to protect David's interests. His role in this narrative highlights the complex interplay of family loyalty and political strategy in the ancient Israelite monarchy. perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom (1) Was toward Absalom.--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 (Daniel 11:28) 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. Verse 1. - The king's heart was toward Absalom. 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 Daniel 11:28, 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 2 Samuel 13:39 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?Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now Joabיוֹאָ֣ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zeruiah צְרֻיָ֑ה (ṣə·ru·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman perceived וַיֵּ֖דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the king’s הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king heart לֵ֥ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre longed for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Absalom. אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites Links 2 Samuel 14:1 NIV2 Samuel 14:1 NLT 2 Samuel 14:1 ESV 2 Samuel 14:1 NASB 2 Samuel 14:1 KJV 2 Samuel 14:1 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 14:1 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 14:1 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 14:1 French Bible 2 Samuel 14:1 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 14:1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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