2 Samuel 14:22

Lutherbibel

Da fiel Joab auf sein Antlitz zur Erde und beugte sich nieder und dankte dem König und sprach: Heute merkt dein Knecht, daß ich Gnade gefunden habe vor deinen Augen, mein Herr König, da der König tut, was sein Knecht sagt.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Da fiel Joab auf sein Angesicht und verneigte sich und segnete den König und sprach: Heute merkt dein Knecht, daß ich vor deinen Augen Gnade gefunden habe, mein H err und König, da der König tut, was sein Knecht sagt!

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Da fiel Joab auf sein Angesicht zur Erde und beugte sich nieder und segnete den K�nig; und Joab sprach: Heute wei� dein Knecht, da� ich Gnade gefunden habe in deinen Augen, mein Herr K�nig, da der K�nig das Wort seines Knechtes getan hat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thanked: Heb. blessed, 2 Samuel 19:39, Nehemiah 11:2, Job 29:11, Job 31:20, Proverbs 31:28

I have found: Genesis 6:8, Exodus 33:16, Exodus 33:17, Ruth 2:2, 1 Samuel 20:3

his: or, thy

Reciprocal: Numbers 32:5 - if we have 2 Samuel 13:25 - blessed 2 Samuel 16:4 - I humbly beseech thee Nehemiah 2:5 - and if thy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself,.... Or bowed so low as to the ground, in reverence of the king:

and thanked the king; for giving him leave to fetch Absalom home, as if it was a favour done to himself: or "blessed" s him; wished all happiness and prosperity might attend him, in consequence of this grant, which he knew would be acceptable to the people:

and Joab said, today thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant; he might presume upon this, that as the king had given orders at his request to recall Absalom, who had murdered his brother, which was tacitly giving him a pardon; so he would forgive him the murder of Abner, 2 Samuel 3:30, and think no more of it; since he perceived now, which he had not so clearly perceived before from that time, that he found grace in his sight, or shared in his favour and good will, as now he saw he did.

s ויברך "et benedixit", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.