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2 Samuel 14 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 5 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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