Passage Research
2 Samuel 14 — Sermon Preparation
Joab sends a wise woman from Tekoa to persuade David to allow Absalom's return; Absalom comes back to Jerusalem but waits two more years before seeing his father. Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 14, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
- 598 / 183
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 14 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹאָב | Yôwʼâb | H3097 | 15 | Joab |
| אֲבִישָׁלוֹם | ʼĂbîyshâlôwm | H53 | 13 | Abshalom |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 12 | woman |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 13 | word, matter |
| אָדוֹן | ʼâdôwn | H113 | 10 | sovereign, controller |
| שִׁפְחָה | shiphchâh | H8198 | 6 | female slave |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 9 | arrange, speak |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy, and his clemency toward poor guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment from God. God pardons none to the dishonour of his law and justice, nor any who are impenitent; nor to the encouragement of crimes, or the hurt of others.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Samuel 14:1–20 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Tekoa— 2 Sam 14:2
- Geshur— 2 Sam 14:23
- Jerusalem— 2 Sam 14:23
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