撒母耳記下 20:14-22 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:18

They were wont to speak, etc. The Hebrew literally is, they used to say in old time, They shall surely ask at Abel; and so they finished ( the matter ) . But of these words two completely distinct interpretations are given. The Jewish Targum records the one: "Remember now that which is written in the book of the Law, to ask a city concerning peace at the first. Hast thou done so, to ask of Abel if they will make peace?" The woman, that is, was referring to the command in Deuteronomy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:19

I am one of them that are, etc. The Authorized Version translates in this way, because, while "I" is singular, "peaceable" and "faithful" are plural. Really this construction shows that the woman speaks in the name of the city, and consequently the Authorized Version, while preserving the grammar, loses the sense. It should be translated, we are peaceable, faithful people in Israel. A city and a mother; that is, a mother city, a metropolis, the chief town of that district. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:19

Peaceableness and faithfulness. "I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel." The wise woman probably spoke in these words, not so much for herself, as for the inhabitants of her town, which Joab was besieging. Hence the adjectives are plural. She pleads the peacefulness and fidelity of the people as a reason for sparing them. It was no fault of theirs that a traitor had taken refuge amongst them. Joab acknowledges the force of her plea, and promises to depart if Sheba were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:19

Seeking to destroy God's inheritance. "Why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?" The nation of Israel was called the "inheritance" of God, because specially chosen and set apart for himself, and therefore specially valued and cared for (see Deuteronomy 4:20 ; Deuteronomy 9:26 , Deuteronomy 9:29 ). The "wise woman," in remonstrating with Joab against his assault on Abel, applies the term to that part of the people which dwelt there. It was an assertion of their right, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:21

The matter is not so. It seems from this verse that the citizens did not quite understand why Joab attacked them. Sheba had thrown himself into the city. and Joab, in hot pursuit, finding the gate closed—a measure of ordinary precaution upon the approach of a body of men—at once blockaded the town, and began to cast up the mount. At all events, they were ready to come to terms now, and would probably have given up Sheba at first, if Joab had demanded his surrender. A man of Mount Ephraim. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:22

In her wisdom; that is, with her wise counsel. The story in Ecclesiastes 9:13-15 probably refers to this narrative. They retired; Hebrew, they dispersed themselves each to his tent; that is, his home. This refers to Amasa's levies, who were glad to depart, and whom Joab did not want at Jerusalem. He took thither with him all those mentioned in Ecclesiastes 9:7 . Incensed as David must have been at the murder of Amasa following so quickly upon that of Absalom, yet that very act proved... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:14

Abel - More commonly called 2 Samuel 20:15 “Abel-Beth-maachah” to distinguish it from other places of the name of “Abel” (a grassy plain). It is represented by the modern Abil-el-Kamh, a Christian village on the northwest of lake Huleh, the ancient Merom. Compare 2 Chronicles 16:4, “Abel-maim,” Abel by the water.And all the Berites - What this means is utterly unknown. Many approve of the reading of the Latin Version, connecting it with what follows: “And all the choice young men mustered and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:15

Cast up a bank - See the marginal references. The throwing up of mounds against the walls of besieged places by the besiegers is well illustrated in the Assyrian sculptures.The trench - The “pomoerium,” or fortified space outside the wall. When the mound was planted in the pomoerium the battering engines were able to approach close to the wall to make a breach. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:18

This was an old proverb. Abel, like Teman, and some other places, was once famous for the wisdom of its inhabitants 1 Kings 4:30-31. The wise woman was herself a remnant of this traditional wisdom. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:19

I am one ... - The woman speaks in the name of the whole city, which she means to say was peaceable and loyal. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 20:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 20:19

Group of Brands