2 Samuel 14:24

Lutherbibel

Aber der König sprach: Laß ihn wider in sein Haus gehen und mein Angesicht nicht sehen. Also kam Absalom wieder in sein Haus und sah des Königs Angesicht nicht.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Aber der König sprach: Laß ihn wieder in sein Haus gehen, und mein Angesicht soll er nicht sehen! Also ging Absalom wieder in sein Haus und sah das Angesicht des Königs nicht.

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Aber der K�nig sprach: Er soll sich nach seinem Hause wenden und mein Angesicht nicht sehen. Und Absalom wandte sich nach seinem Hause und sah das Angesicht des K�nigs nicht.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

let him not: 2 Samuel 14:28, 2 Samuel 3:13, Genesis 43:3, Exodus 10:28, Revelation 22:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - I have seen 2 Samuel 3:3 - Absalom 1 Kings 1:53 - Go to 1 Kings 2:36 - Build 1 Chronicles 15:1 - houses

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king said,.... Very probably to Joab, when he informed him of Absalom's being come to Jerusalem:

let him turn to his own house; depart from the king's palace, where Joab had brought him, and go to his own house, which was in Jerusalem; for here he had one before he fled to Geshur; see 2 Samuel 13:20;

and let him not see my face; which he ordered, partly to show his detestation of the crime he had been guilty of, and some remaining resentment in his mind at him on account of it; and partly for his credit among some of the people at least, who might think it was a crime so great as not to go unpunished, though others were of a different mind; and also for the greater humiliation of Absalom, who, the king might think, had not been sufficiently humbled for his sin, or had not truly repented of it:

so Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face; in obedience to his father's orders.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let him not see my face - We are not told why David adopted this half-measure. Possibly Bath-sheba’s influence may have been exerted to keep Absalom in disgrace for the sake of Solomon.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 14:24. Let him not see my face. — He would not at once restore him to favour, though he had now remitted his crime; so that he should not die for it. It was highly proper to show this detestation of the crime, and respect for justice.