2 Samuel 14 · Verse 33

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.
2 Samuel 14:33, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:33 in other translations

BSBSo Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
WEBSo 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.
ASVSo 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.
YLTAnd Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth it to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.
DARBYAnd Joab came to the king, and told him. And he called Absalom, and he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
BBESo Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.
WebsterSo 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.

What does 2 Samuel 14:33 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 14:33 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.

וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
יוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvJoabH3097
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhthe kingH4428
וַיַּגֶּד\־vai.ya.ged-and he toldH5046
לוֹ֒loto <the> him
וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121
אֶל\־'el-<to>H413
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmAbsalomH53
וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed downH7812
ל֧וֹloto <the> him
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אַפָּ֛יו'a.Pavface hisH639
אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] ground towardsH776
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.Shakand he kissedH5401
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם\׃\ \פle.'av.sha.Lom<to> AbsalomH53

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:33

  • Luke 15:20

    And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

  • Genesis 33:4

    And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

  • Genesis 45:15

    Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

  • Genesis 27:26

    And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2979. B.C. 1025. An. Ex. Is. 466. kissed Absalom.
Ge 27:26; 33:4; 45:15; Lu 15:20

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Context

  • 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 14:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vino pues Joab al rey, é hízoselo saber. Entonces llamó á Absalom, el cual vino al rey, é inclinó su rostro á tierra delante del rey: y el rey besó á Absalom.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Joab vint vers le roi et le lui rapporta. Et le roi appela Absalom, et il vint vers le roi et se prosterna le visage contre terre devant le roi, et le roi embrassa Absalom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da begab sich Joab zu dem König und berichtete es ihm. Und er rief Absalom; und er kam zu dem König und warf sich auf sein Antlitz zur Erde nieder vor dem König, und der König küßte Absalom.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ingressus itaque Joab ad regem, nuntiavit ei omnia: vocatusque est Absalom, et intravit ad regem, et adoravit super faciem terræ coram eo: osculatusque est rex Absalom.