Passage Research
2 Samuel 15 — Sermon Preparation
Absalom steals the hearts of Israel over four years, then declares himself king at Hebron; David flees Jerusalem barefoot and weeping as his son's forces take the city. Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 15, 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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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲבִישָׁלוֹם | ʼĂbîyshâlôwm | H53 | 18 | Abshalom |
| צָדוֹק | Tsâdôwq | H6659 | 7 | Tsadok |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 10 | servant |
| עָבַר | ʻâbar | H5674 | 9 | cross, transition |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 10 | turn, return |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 10 | David |
| אֶבְיָתָר | ʼEbyâthâr | H54 | 6 | Ebjathar |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“David determined to quit Jerusalem. He took this resolve, as a penitent submitting to the rod. Before unrighteous Absalom he could justify himself, and stand out; but before the righteous God he must condemn himself, and yield to his judgments. Thus he accepts the punishment of his sin. And good men, when they themselves suffer, are anxious that others should not be led to suffer with them. He compelled none; those whose hearts were with Absalom, to Absalom let them go, and so shall their doom be. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Samuel 15:13–23 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hebron— 2 Sam 15:10
- Jerusalem— 2 Sam 15:11
- Giloh— 2 Sam 15:12
- Gath 1— 2 Sam 15:18
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