2 Samuel 14
Warren Wiersbe · Citado em PreceptAustin
2 Samuel 14
Wiersbe summarizes the story - The woman now had David in a corner (2Sa 14:12-17). If he had agreed to protect a guilty son whom he did not know, how much more was he obligated to protect his own son whom he loved! She had come to him with a matter involving the future of one small family, but the matter concerning Absalom concerned the future of an entire nation. The king didn't want to see her only son and heir destroyed, but he was willing for the crown prince to be left in exile. He forgave the murderer of her son, so could he not forgive the man who plotted the murder of Amnon? How much longer will the king wait before he sends for his son? After all, life is brief, and when life ends, it's like water spilled into the earth and can't be recovered. Slaying the murderer can't bring back the victim, so why not give him another chance? (Borrow Be Restored) 2 Samuel 14:18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak." Please do not hide 1Sa 3:17,18 Jer 38:14,25 DAVID CALLS FOR COMPLETE DISCLOSURE Full disclosure describes the need in transactions to tell the "whole truth" about the matter that the other party should know how to respond. Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." - David proved he was discerning for he senses there is more than meets the eye (ear) in the woman's story. And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak - The wise woman wisely acquiesces to David's request. After all he is the king! 2 Samuel 14:19 So the king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" And the woman replied, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant; NLT - "Did Joab send you here?" And the woman replied, "My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say. of Joab: 2Sa 3:27,29,34 11:14,15 1Ki 2:5,6 As your soul: 2Sa 11:11 1Sa 1:26 17:55 20:3 25:26 2Ki 2:2 turn: Nu 20:17 De 5:32 28:14 Jos 1:7 Pr 4:27 put: 2Sa 14:3 Ex 4:15 Lu 21:15 DAVID CUTS TO THE CHASE Cut to the chase is an idiom that means to reach the most important point quickly. Get to the point. So the king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" - David shows he does have keen discernment (like the angel of God) in finally recognizing this wise woman is a front for Joab. Presumably Joab had provided this woman entree to the king's presence and many have remained in the room while she told her tale. And this is why David would quickly suspect Joab was the brains behind the operation. Anderson - The woman immediately responds with transparent truthfulness, commending the king for his wisdom and insight in asking the question, and then acknowledges the fact that Joab is the one who had instructed her to do it and who actually put all the words that she has spoken in her mouth. And the woman replied, "As your soul lives, my lord the king - She essentially gives an oath, saying in effect "I solemnly swear on your life!" She is adding this as a touch of flattery to the king. no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken - In other words David words have gone straight to the mark, turning neither to the right or the left. She is saying in essence that she cannot deny what the king has insinuated and that he is absolutely correct Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant - Now she confesses to her role as an actress playing out the script Joab had written for her. Notice she says Joab commanded her, which relieves her somewhat from the responsibility for telling the king a fictitious (untrue) story. She is saying in essence that she was only Joab's mouthpiece speaking Joab's words. 2 Samuel 14:20 in order to change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. But my lord is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is in the earth." in order to change the appearance: 2Sa 5:23 But my lord is wise: 2Sa 14:17 19:27 Job 32:21,22 Pr 26:28 29:5 to know: Ge 3:5 Job 38:16-41 1Co 8:1,2 WISE WOMAN EXPLAINS THE PARABLE'S PURPOSE in order to - Term of purpose. Here giving the purpose for Joab using this indirect method to approach the king. Change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. - ESV = In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this." CSB = "Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly" NLT = "He did it to place the matter before you in a different light." NAB = "Your servant Joab did this to come at the issue in a roundabout way." Note she wisely calls Joab "your servant," explaining that he orchestrated this parable so that he might portray the matter (of Absalom's absence) in a different light. But my lord is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is in the earth - The wise woman goes a bit over the top in her praise of David declaring that he knows everything on earth, and comparing his wisdom to supernatural wisdom, as she had just done regarding his ability to discern good and evil (2Sa 14:17). Anderson - Once again she refers to him as “an angel of God” and reveals Joab’s whole purpose in the thing was to change the present situation. Henry
2 Samuel 14
Wiersbe - The parallels between Absalom and Samson are interesting. Both were distinguished by their hair, for Samson was a Nazirite (Judg. 13:1–5), and both set fields on fire (Jdg. 15:4–5). The loss of his hair caused Samson’s defeat (Judg. 16:17ff), and it’s probable that Absalom’s thick hair helped to trap his head in the tree branches, where Joab found him and killed him (2 Sam. 18:9–17). (Borrow Be Restored) QUESTION - What was the sanctuary shekel? ANSWER - Exodus 30:13 speaks of a shekel of the sanctuary, stating, “Each one who crosses over to those already counted [in the census] is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.” Scholars are uncertain what exactly a shekel was, but here is one calculation of its value: the sanctuary shekel was defined as 20 gerahs. A gerah has been traditionally measured as 1/50 of an ounce, or 0.6 gram. The sanctuary shekel would then equal 0.4 of an ounce of gold (20 times 1/50 of an ounce), or 12 grams. Based on a price of 46.43 USD per gram, the approximate value of a sanctuary shekel would be $557.16, in today’s market. An important distinction is that the standard shekel and the sanctuary shekel were two different weights. This is the reason the shekel in Exodus 30:13 is defined as a particular kind of shekel called “the shekel of the sanctuary.” This shekel was defined by weights kept in the tabernacle as the standard. A standard shekel weighed 11.5 grams. Later, a “shekel” would also refer to a coin. In Amos 8:5, God condemns the use of a false shekel: “Making the ephah small and the shekel large, falsifying the scales by deceit” (NKJV). Throughout the Old Testament, the shekel was used to weigh gold (Genesis 24:22), cinnamon (Exodus 30:23), hair (2 Samuel 14:26), iron (2 Samuel 17:7), myrrh (Exodus 30:23), and food rations (Ezekiel 4:10). Outside of the Books of Moses, only one passage mentions the sanctuary shekel. Ezekiel 45:12 says, “The shekel is to consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels equal one mina.” Though not mentioned explicitly as the sanctuary shekel, the same amount is referenced. Interestingly, this is the same section of Scripture in which Ezekiel prophesies regarding the future Jewish temple (often referred to as the Millennial Temple). The sanctuary shekel differed from both the shekel and the common weight. Approximations can be made to give an idea of the value of a sanctuary shekel, but uncertainty remains regarding the exact weight. The important thing is that there was a standard system of weights and measures, and God’s people paid a tax during the census under Moses. This tax was used to provide for the needs of the tabernacle and its leaders. GotQuestions.org 2 Samuel 14:27 To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance. born: 2Sa 18:18 Job 18:16-19 Isa 14:22 Jer 22:30 Tamar: 2Sa 13:1 Related Passages: 2 Samuel 18:18+ Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar which is in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to preserve my name.” So he named the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day. Click to Enlarge David's Family Tree Source: Bibletales.online ABSALOM'S FAMILY To Absalom there were born three sons, In 2Sa 18:18+ Absalom justifies why he erects a monument to himself saying "I have no son to preserve my name.” Evidently all three of Absalom's sons had died while still young (note the three sons are depicted on the Family Tree above with 3 lines but without names.) and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance - She was beautiful, just like her namesake, Absalom's violated sister, who Absalom sought to honor. This is a good trait of Absalom. It is interesting that the Septuagint adds this note "and she becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abia" but none of the other English translations add this note. According to 1Ki 15:2, Maachah the daughter of Solomon married Rehoboam (as shown in the Family Tree above). Walter Kaiser - 2Sa 14:27; 18:18 Did Absalom Have Three Sons or None? Some scholars find an irresolvable conflict between 14:27 and 18:18, usually taking the latter to be the authentic, original and earlier text. Is this resolution of the problem the correct one? The most reasonable supposition is that the three sons are left unnamed, while contrary to usual convention their sister Tamar’s name is given, because the three boys died in childhood. There is nothing in the text or from external records that would support this thesis at this time, but this is the only explanation that will satisfy all the evidence. It may have been this sorrowful event that later motivated Absalom to build a monument for himself, so that his own name would be remembered. Absalom observed that he had no sons, therefore the need for the monument. (See page 196 in Hard Sayings) 2 Samuel 14:28 Now Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face. and did not see: 2Sa 14:24 TWO YEARS OF TOTAL ESTRANGEMENT Family estrangement is the loss of a previously existing relationship between family members, through physical and/or emotional distancing, Now Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face - First notice that the writer repeats the phrase DID NOT SEE THE KING'S FACE (v24, 28)! This has to be one of the sadder verses in the chronicles of a man after God's own heart. Surely every day you could "feel" the tension mounting between David and Absalom in the holy city! The populace would have been aware of this rift between the king and the king in waiting! That would not have been a good national vibration! THOUGHT- How we praise our Father, that when we sin against Him (all sin is against Him) and we confess and repent, He forgives us as far as the east is from the west. And we have full access to His face in a spiritual sense ("fellowship with the Father" - 1Jn 1:3+)! 1 John 1:6-7+ is clear that "If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but IF we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses (present tense - continually) us from all sin."