2 Samuel 14 · Verse 32

2 Samuel 14:32

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
2 Samuel 14:32, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:32 in other translations

BSB“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
WEBAbsalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore, let me see the king’s face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”’”
ASVAnd Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.
YLTAnd Absalom saith unto Joab, ‘Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? --good for me while I am there--and now, let me see the king's face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.'
DARBYAnd Absalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to be there still. And now let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him slay me.
BBEAnd Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.
WebsterAnd Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me had I been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

What does 2 Samuel 14:32 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:28-33

By his insolent carriage toward Joab, Absalom brought Joab to plead for him. By his insolent message to the king, he gained his wishes. When parents and rulers countenance such characters, they will soon suffer the most fatal effects. But did the compassion of a father prevail to reconcile him to an impenitent son, and shall penitent sinners question the compassion of Him who is the Father of mercies?

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2 Samuel 14:32 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvJoabH3097
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!H2009
שָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiI sentH7971
אֵלֶ֣יךָ\׀'e.Lei.khato youH413
לֵאמֹ֡רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
בֹּ֣אbo'comeH935
הֵ֠נָּהHe.nahhereH2008
וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ve.'esh.le.Chahso let me sendH7971
אֹתְךָ֨'o.te.Kha<obj.> youH853
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לָ֤מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100
בָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tihave I comeH935
מִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.Shurfrom GeshurH1650
ט֥וֹבTov[was] goodH2896
לִ֖יlifor <the> me
עֹ֣ד'odstillH5750
אֲנִי\־'a.ni-IH589
שָׁ֑םSham[was] thereH8033
וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
אֶרְאֶה֙'er.'Ehlet me seeH7200
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
יֶשׁ\־yesh-thereH3426
בִּ֥יbiin <the> me
עָוֹ֖ן'a.Von[is] iniquityH5771
וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי\׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niand he will kill meH4191

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:32

  • 1 Samuel 20:8

    Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

  • Exodus 14:12

    Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

  • Proverbs 28:13

    He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

  • Matthew 25:44

    Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

  • Exodus 17:3

    And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Jeremiah 2:22-23

    For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God. How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

  • Jeremiah 8:12

    Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 15:13

    And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

  • Psalms 36:2

    For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

  • Exodus 16:3

    And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Genesis 3:12

    And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

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it had been.
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Ge 3:12; 1Sa 15:13; Ps 36:2; Pr 28:13; Jer 2:22,23; 8:12; Mt 25:44
Ro 3:19

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 14:31

    Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

  • 2 Samuel 14:32

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

  • 2 Samuel 14:33

    So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

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2 Samuel 14:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Absalom respondió á Joab: He aquí, yo he enviado por ti, diciendo que vinieses acá, á fin de enviarte yo al rey á que le dijeses: ¿Para qué vine de Gessur? mejor me fuera estar aún allá. Vea yo ahora la cara del rey; y si hay en mí pecado, máteme.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Absalom dit à Joab: Voici, j’ai envoyé vers toi, disant: Viens ici, et je t’enverrai vers le roi, pour lui dire: Pourquoi suis-je venu de Gueshur? il serait bon pour moi d’y être encore. Et maintenant, que je voie la face du roi; et s’il y a de l’iniquité en moi, qu’il me fasse mourir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Absalom sprach zu Joab: Siehe, ich habe zu dir gesandt und dir sagen lassen: Komm her, daß ich dich zu dem König sende, um ihm zu sagen: Warum bin ich von Gesur gekommen? Besser wäre mir, ich wäre noch dort. Und nun möchte ich das Angesicht des Königs sehen; und wenn eine Ungerechtigkeit an mir ist, so töte er mich!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et respondit Absalom ad Joab: Misi ad te obsecrans ut venires ad me, et mitterem te ad regem, et diceres ei: Quare veni de Gessur? melius mihi erat ibi esse: obsecro ergo ut videam faciem regis: quod si memor est iniquitatis meæ, interficiat me.