2 Samuel 14 · Verse 23

2 Samuel 14:23

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 14:23, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:23 in other translations

BSBSo Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
WEBSo Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
ASVSo Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
YLTAnd Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem,
DARBYAnd Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
BBESo Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.
WebsterSo Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

What does 2 Samuel 14:23 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:21-24

David was inclined to favour Absalom, yet, for the honour of his justice, he could not do it but upon application made for him, which may show the methods of Divine grace. It is true that God has thoughts of compassion toward poor sinners, not willing that any should perish; yet he is only reconciled to them through a Mediator, who pleads on their behalf. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and…

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2 Samuel 14:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
יוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvJoabH3097
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
גְּשׁ֑וּרָהge.Shu.rahGeshur towardsH1650
וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \פye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:23

  • 2 Samuel 13:37-38

    But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

  • 2 Samuel 3:3

    And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

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Geshur.
3:3; 13:37

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Context

  • 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 14:23

    So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Samuel 14:24

    And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

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2 Samuel 14:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levantóse luego Joab, y fué á Gessur, y volvió á Absalom á Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Joab se leva et s’en alla à Gueshur, et il ramena Absalom à Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Joab machte sich auf und ging nach Gesur, und er brachte Absalom nach Jerusalem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Surrexit ergo Joab et abiit in Gessur, et adduxit Absalom in Jerusalem.