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2 Samuel 16 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 388 / 144
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 16 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲבִישָׁלוֹם | ʼĂbîyshâlôwm | H53 | 11 | Abshalom |
| צִיבָא | Tsîybâʼ | H6717 | 6 | Tsiba |
| קָלַל | qâlal | H7043 | 7 | be, make |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 9 | David |
| אֲחִיתֹפֶל | ʼĂchîythôphel | H302 | 5 | Achithophel |
| חוּשַׁי | Chûwshay | H2365 | 4 | Chushai |
| יָצָא | yâtsâʼ | H3318 | 6 | go, bring |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The wisest counsellors of that age were Ahithophel and Hushai: Absalom thinks himself sure of success, when he has both; on them he relies, and consults not the ark, though he had that with him. But miserable counsellors were they both. Hushai would never counsel him to do wisely. Ahithophel counselled him to do wickedly; and so did as effectually betray him, as he did, who was designedly false to him: for they that advise men to sin, certainly advise them to their hurt. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Samuel 16:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount of Olives — 2 Sam 16:1
- Jordan — 2 Sam 16:14
- Jerusalem — 2 Sam 16:15
- Bahurim — 2 Sam 16:5
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