2 Samuel 14:11

Contextual Overview

¹Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king’s mind was on Absalom. ¹ Now Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah perceived that the king's heart was toward Avshalom. ¹ Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. ¹ Joab the son of Zeruiah realized that the mind of the king was on Absalom. ¹ Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart went out to Absalom. ¹ Joab son of Zeruiah knew that King David missed Absalom very much. ¹ Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom. ¹Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart longed for Absalom. ¹ Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was drawn toward Absalom. ¹ Then Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah perceyued, that the Kings heart was toward Absalom,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

let the king: Genesis 14:22, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 31:50, 1 Samuel 20:42

thou: etc. Heb. the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy

the revengers: Numbers 35:19, Numbers 35:27, Deuteronomy 19:4-10, Joshua 20:3-6

As the Lord: 1 Samuel 14:45, 1 Samuel 28:10, Jeremiah 4:2

not one hair: 1 Kings 1:52, Matthew 10:30, Acts 27:34

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 14:21 - I have done 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold 2 Kings 25:24 - sware to them 2 Chronicles 20:12 - we have Luke 12:7 - even Luke 21:18 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 12:5
Avram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls who they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Kana`an. Into the land of Kana`an they came.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and all the persons that they had acquired in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan. And they went to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:5
He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and everything they owned, as well as all the servants they had gotten in Haran. They set out from Haran, planning to go to the land of Canaan, and in time they arrived there.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they left for the land of Canaan. They entered the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:5
Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had acquired, and the people (servants) which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Genesis 12:5
Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the people which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; so they came to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:5
Then Abram tooke Sarai his wife, & Lot his brothers sonne, and all their substance that they possessed, and the soules that they had gotten in Haran, & they departed, to goe to the land of Canaan: & to the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 12:5
So Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go forth to the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:5
Avram took his wife Sarai, his brother's son Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, as well as the people they had acquired in Haran; then they set out for the land of Kena‘an and entered the land of Kena‘an.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God,.... Who is a God gracious and merciful, and imitate him in showing mercy to the distressed; pitying their case, having compassion upon them, and relieving them, as she hoped he would commiserate her case, and provide for the safety of her son. Some think she desires not only to give his word, but his oath, for her son's safety: "remember the Lord thy God"; i.e. make mention of him, as men do when they swear by him; swear to me by the Lord thy God:

that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son, or, "from multiplying the avenger of blood" o; that there might not rise one after another to destroy her son: her meaning is, that the king would swear to her, and give out a general prohibition, an universal edict, that no one should slay her son; otherwise if only the avenger of blood that was next of kin was forbidden, others would rise up one after another, so that he would never be in safety:

and he said, [as] the Lord liveth; if she desired an oath, he granted her request, and swore by the living God:

there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth; so far shall his life be from being touched, or taken away, that the least hurt shall not be done him, as this proverbial expression signifies.

o מהרבות גאל הדם "a multiplicando redemptorem sanguinis", Montanus; so the Tigurine version.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 14:11. Let the king remember the Lord thy God — Consider that when God is earnestly requested to show mercy, he does it in the promptest manner; he does not wait till the case is hopeless: the danger to which my son is exposed is imminent; if the king do not decide the business instantly, it may be too late.

And he said, As the Lord liveth — Thus he binds himself by a most solemn promise and oath; and this is what the woman wanted to extort.