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2 Samuel 14:32

Absalom sprach zu Joab: Siehe, ich sandte nach dir und ließ dir sagen: Komm her, daß ich dich zum König sende und sagen lasse: Warum bin ich von Gessur gekommen? Es wäre mir besser, daß ich noch da wäre. So laß mich nun das Angesicht des Königs sehen; ist aber eine Missetat an mir, so töte mich.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Wisdom;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Absalom;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Face;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joab;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Absalom sprach zu Joab: Siehe, ich sandte nach dir und ließ dir sagen: „Komm her, daß ich dich zum _König sende und sagen lasse: Warum bin ich von Geschur gekommen? Es wäre mir besser, daß ich noch daselbst wäre!" So verschaffe nun, daß ich das Angesicht des Königs sehen darf!
Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Und Absalom sprach zu Joab: Siehe, ich habe zu dir gesandt und dir sagen lassen: Komm her, da� ich dich zu dem K�nig sende, um ihm zu sagen: Warum bin ich von Gesur gekommen? Besser w�re mir, ich w�re noch dort. Und nun m�chte ich das Angesicht des K�nigs sehen; und wenn eine Ungerechtigkeit an mir ist, so t�te er mich!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it had been: Exodus 14:12, Exodus 16:3, Exodus 17:3

if there: Genesis 3:12, 1 Samuel 15:13, Psalms 36:2, Proverbs 28:13, Jeremiah 2:22, Jeremiah 2:23, Jeremiah 8:12, Matthew 25:44, Romans 3:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - I have seen Genesis 43:3 - see my face 1 Samuel 20:8 - if there be 1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites 2 Samuel 13:38 - General 2 Samuel 15:8 - Geshur 1 Chronicles 3:2 - Geshur Psalms 55:20 - broken

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Absalom answered Joab,.... Neither denying the fact, nor being ashamed of it, nor asking pardon for it; but endeavouring to vindicate it, by giving a reason as he thought sufficient for it:

behold, I sent unto thee, saying, come hither, that I may send thee to the king; which was assuming great authority over a person in such an high office as Joab was; had he been king, he could not have used more, to send for him, and command his attendance, and send him on what errand he thought fit, as here:

to say, wherefore am I come from Geshur? why did the king send for me? why did not he let me alone where I was? to what purpose am I brought hither, since I am not admitted to court?

[it had been] good for me [to have been] there still; and better, where he lived in a king's court, and had honour and respect shown him, suitable to his rank; and where he had his liberty, and could go where he pleased; and where this mark of his father's displeasure, not suffering him to see his face, would not be so manifest as here, and so less disgraceful to him:

now therefore let me see the king's face; that is, speak to the king, and intercede for me, that I may see his face; which he was so importunate for, not from affection to the king; but that being at court, he might be able to ingratiate himself among the courtiers and others, and carry the point which his ambition prompted him to, supplant the king, and seize the crown:

and if there be [any] iniquity in me, let him kill me; signifying he chose to die, rather than to live such a life he did: but of being put to death he was not much afraid; presuming partly upon his innocence, thinking that the killing of his brother was no crime, because he was the aggressor, had ravished his sister, and for it ought to die; and since justice was delayed, and not done him, he had committed no iniquity in putting him to death; and partly on his father's affection to him, which he was sensible of; at least he had reason to believe he would not now put him to death; for had he designed that, he would have ordered it before now, since he had had him so long in his hands.


 
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