2 Samuel 14:21
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
2 Samuel 14:21 in other translations
| BSB | Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.” |
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| WEB | The king said to Joab, “Behold now, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, and bring the young man Absalom back.” |
| ASV | And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back. |
| YLT | And the king saith unto Joab, ‘Lo, I pray thee, thou hast done this thing; and go, bring back the young man Absalom.' |
| DARBY | And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: so go, bring back the young man Absalom. |
| BBE | And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom. |
| Webster | And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. |
What does 2 Samuel 14:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:2-21
2Sa 14:1-21. Joab Instructs a Woman of Tekoah. 2-21. And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman--The king was strongly attached to Absalom; and having now got over his sorrow for the violent death of Amnon, he was desirous of again enjoying the society of his favorite son, who had now been three long years absent. But a dread of public opinion and a regard to the public interests made him hesitate…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:21-24
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
2 Samuel 14:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:21
- 2 Samuel 14:11
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
- Mark 6:26
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
- 1 Samuel 14:39
For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 14:20
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
- 2 Samuel 14:21
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
- 2 Samuel 14:22
And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day 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.
2 Samuel 14:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces el rey dijo á Joab: He aquí yo hago esto: ve, y haz volver al mozo Absalom. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi dit à Joab: Voici, j’ai fait cela; va, fais revenir le jeune homme Absalom. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König sprach zu Joab: Siehe doch, ich habe dieses getan; so gehe hin, hole den Jüngling, den Absalom, zurück. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait rex ad Joab: Ecce placatus feci verbum tuum: vade ergo, et revoca puerum Absalom. |