2 Samuel 19 · Verse 5

2 Samuel 19:5

And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

2 Samuel 19:5, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:5 in other translations

BSB	Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
WEB	Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants who today have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;
ASV	And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, who this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
YLT	And Joab cometh in unto the king to the house, and saith, ‘Thou hast put to shame to-day the faces of all thy servants, those delivering thy life to-day, and the life of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the life of thy wives, and the life of thy concubines,
DARBY	And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast put to shame this day the faces of all thy servants who have this day saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines;
BBE	And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;
Webster	And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, who this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

What does 2 Samuel 19:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. Thou hast shamed ... the faces of all thy servants--by withdrawing thyself to indulge in grief, as if their services were disagreeable and their devotion irksome to thee. Instead of hailing their return with joy and gratitude, thou hast refused them the small gratification of seeing thee. Joab's remonstrance was right and necessary, but it was made with harshness. He was one of those persons who spoil their important services by the insolence of their manners, and who always awaken a feeling of obligation in those to whom they render any services. He spoke to David in a tone of hauteur that ill became a subject to show towards his king.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 Thou hast shamed this day - Joab's speech to David on his immoderate grief for the death of his rebellious son is not only remarkable for the insolence of office, but also for good sense and firmness. Every man who candidly considers the state of the case, must allow that David acted imprudently at least; and that Joab's firm reproof was necessary to arouse him to a sense of his duty to his people. But still, in his manner, Joab had far exceeded the bonds of that reverence which a servant owes to his master, or a subject to his prince. Joab was a good soldier, but in every respect a bad man, and a dangerous subject.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign. A plain case may be fairly pleaded with those above us, and they may be reproved for what they do amiss, but it must not be with rudeness and insolence. Yet David took the reproof and the counsel, prudently and mildly. Timely giving way, usually…

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2 Samuel 19:5 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.

וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935

יוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvJoabH3097

אֶל\־'el-toH413

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559

הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּho.Vash.tayou have put to shameH954

הַיּ֜וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] faces ofH6440

כָל\־khol-allH3605

עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650

הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤יםha.ma.le.Timwho rescuedH4422

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853

נַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.Khalife yourH5315

הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117

וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>H853

נֶ֤פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life ofH5315

בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khasons yourH1121

וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaand daughters yourH1323

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] life ofH5315

נָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khawives yourH802

וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] life ofH5315

פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ\׃pi.lag.Shei.khaconcubines yourH6370

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:5

Psalms 3:8
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Nehemiah 9:27
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
Psalms 18:47-48
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Thou hast.Every one must admit that David's immoderate grief for his rebellious son was imprudent, and that Joab's firm and sensible reproof was necessary to arouse him to a sense of his duty to his people: but, in his manner, Joab far exceeded the bounds of that reverence which a servant owes to his master, or a subject to his prince.
saved.
Ne 9:27; Ps 3:8; 18:47,48

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Context

2 Samuel 19:4
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel 19:5
And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
2 Samuel 19:6
In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

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2 Samuel 19:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y entrando Joab en casa al rey, díjole: Hoy has avergonzado el rostro de todos tus siervos, que han hoy librado tu vida, y la vida de tus hijos y de tus hijas, y la vida de tus mujeres, y la vida de tus concubinas,
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et le roi avait couvert son visage, et le roi criait à haute voix: Mon fils Absalom! Absalom, mon fils, mon fils!
German Elberfelder 1871	Da begab sich Joab zum König ins Haus und sprach: Du hast heute das Angesicht aller deiner Knechte beschämt, die heute dein Leben errettet haben und das Leben deiner Söhne und deiner Töchter, und das Leben deiner Weiber und das Leben deiner Kebsweiber,
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Ingressus ergo Joab ad regem in domum, dixit: Confudisti hodie vultus omnium servorum tuorum, qui salvam fecerunt animam tuam, et animam filiorum tuorum et filiarum tuarum, et animam uxorum tuarum, et animam concubinarum tuarum.