2Sa 15 | TSK | STEP | Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, steals the hearts of Israel. Under pretence of a vow, he obtains leave to go to Hebron. He makes there a great conspiracy. David upon the news flees from Jerusalem. Ittai will not leave him. Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark. David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping. He curses Ahithophel's counsel. Hushai is sent back with instructions. A.M. 2980. B.C. 1024. Absalom.

A.M. 2983. B.C. 1021. An. Ex. Is. 470. forty years.As David reigned in the whole only forty years, this reading is evidently corrupt, though supported by the commonly printed Vulgate, LXX., and Chaldee. But the Syriac, Arabic, Josephus, Theodoret, the Sixtine edition of the Vulgate, and several MSS. of the same version, read four years; and it is highly probable that {arbâim,} forty, is an error for {arbâ,} four, though not supported by any Hebrew MS. yet discovered. Two of those collated by Dr. Kennicott, however, have {yom,} "day," instead of {shanah,} "year," i.e., forty days instead of forty years; but this is not sufficient to outweigh the other authorities.

13:38; 1Sa 16:1,13

let me go.

13:24-27

pay.

1Sa 16:2; Pr 21:27; Isa 58:4; Mt 2:8; 23:14

thy servant.

Ge 28:20,21; 1Sa 1:11; 16:2; Ps 56:12; Ec 5:4

Geshur.

13:37,38; 14:23,32

I will serve.

Jos 24:15; Isa 28:15; Jer 9:3-5; 42:20

spies.

13:28; 14:30

reigneth.

19:10; Job 20:5-29; Ps 73:18,19

Hebron.

2:1,11; 3:2,3; 5:5; 1Ch 11:3; 12:23,38

called.

1Sa 9:13; 16:3-5

their simplicity.

Ge 20:5; 1Sa 22:15; Pr 14:15; 22:3; Mt 10:16; Ro 16:18,19

Ahithophel.

31; 16:20-23; 17:14,23

David's.

Ps 41:9; 55:12-14; Mic 7:5,6; Joh 13:18

Giloh.

Jos 15:51

while he offered.

Nu 23:1,14,30; 1Ki 21:9,12; Ps 50:16-21; Pr 21:27; Isa 1:10-16

Tit 1:16

the people.

Ps 3:1,2; 43:1,2

The hearts.

6; 3:36; Jud 9:3; Ps 62:9; Mt 21:9; 27:22

Arise.

19:9; Ps 3:1; *title

bring. Heb. thrust.

Eze 46:18; Mt 11:12; *marg:

Lu 10:15

and smite.

23:16,17; Ps 51:18; 55:3-11; 137:5,6

Behold.

Pr 18:24; Lu 22:28,29; Joh 6:66-69; 15:14

appoint. Heb. choose.

the king.

Ps 3:1; *title

after him. Heb. at his feet.

Jud 4:10; 1Sa 25:27,42; *marg:

ten women.

12:11; 16:21,22; 20:3; Ro 12:2

went forth.

Ps 3:1; *title

Ps 3:2; 66:12; Ec 10:7

Cherethites.

8:18; 20:7,23; 1Sa 30:14; 1Ki 1:38; 1Ch 18:17

Gittites.

19-22; 6:10; 18:2; 1Sa 27:3

Ittai.

18:2; Ru 1:11-13

go up and down. Heb. wander in going.

Ps 56:8; 59:15; Am 8:12; Heb 11:37,38

seeing.

1Sa 23:13

mercy.

2:6; Ps 25:10; 57:3; 61:7; 85:10; 89:14; Pr 14:22; Joh 1:17

2Ti 1:16-18

As the Lord.

1Sa 20:3; 25:26; 2Ki 2:2,4,6; 4:30

surely.

Ru 1:16,17; Pr 17:17; 18:24; Mt 8:19,20; Joh 6:66-69; Ac 11:23

Ac 21:13; 2Co 7:3

and all the little.Sir John Chardin informs us,in a MS. note on this place, that it is usual with the greatest part of the eastern people, especially the Arabs, to carry their whole family with them when they go to war.

all the country.

Ro 12:15

the brook.The brook Kidron, which is but a few paces broad, runs along the valley of Jehoshaphat, east of Jerusalem, to the south-west corner of the city, and then, turning to the south-east, empties itself into the Dead Sea. Like the Ilissus, it is dry at least nine months in the year, being only furnished with water in the winter, and after heavy rains: its bed is narrow and deep, which indicates that it must formerly have been the channel for waters which have found some other, and probably subterraneous course.

Kidron.

1Ki 2:37; Joh 18:1

Cedron. the wilderness.

16:2; Mt 3:1,3; Lu 1:80

Zadok.

27,35; 8:17; 20:25; 1Ki 1:8; 2:35; 4:2-4; 1Ch 6:8-12; Eze 48:11

bearing.

6:13; Nu 4:15; 7:9; Jos 3:3,6,15-17; 4:16-18; 6:4,6; 1Sa 4:3-5,11

1Ch 15:2

Carry back.

12:10,11; 1Sa 4:3-11; Jer 7:4

he will bring.

Ps 26:8; 27:4,5; 42:1,2; 43:3,4; 63:1,2; 84:1-3,10; 122:1,9

Isa 38:22

habitation.

6:17; 7:2

I have not.

22:20; Nu 14:8; 1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 9:8; Isa 42:1; 62:4; Jer 22:28; 32:41

Mt 1:10

let.

Jud 10:15; 1Sa 3:18; Job 1:20,21; Ps 39:9

a seer.

24:11; 1Sa 9:9; 1Ch 25:5

return.

34,36; 17:17

23; 16:2; 17:1,16

the ascent.

Zec 14:4; Lu 19:29,37; 21:37; 22:39; Ac 1:12

mount Olivet.Mount Olivet, so called from its abounding with olive trees, is situated east of Jerusalem, being separated from it only by the valley of Jehoshaphat and the brook Kidron. Josephus says it is five stadia, i.e., 625 geometrical paces from Jerusalem; and St. Luke (Ac 1:12) says it is a Sabbath day's journey, or about eight stadia distant, i.e., to the summit. It forms part of a ridge of limestone hills, extending from north to south for about a mile; and it is described as having three, or, according to others, four summits; the central and highest of which overlooks the whole of the city, over whose streets and walls the eye roves as if in the survey of a model.

and wept as he went up. Heb. going up and weeping.

Ps 42:3-11; 43:1,2,5; Lu 19:41

his head covered.This custom was only practised by persons in great distress, or when convicted of great crimes. Thus Darius, when informed by Tyriotes, the eunuch, that his queen was dead, and that she had suffered no violence from Alexander, covered his head, and wept a long time; then throwing off the garment that covered him, he thanked the gods for Alexander's moderation and justice.

19:4; Es 6:12; Jer 14:3,4

barefoot.

Isa 20:2,4; Eze 24:17,23

weeping.

Ps 126:5,6; Mt 5:4; Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26

Ahithophel.

12; Ps 3:1; 41:9; 55:12,14; Mt 26:14,15; Joh 13:18

O Lord.

Ps 55:15; 109:3

turn the counsel.

16:23; 17:14,23; Job 5:12; 12:16-20; Isa 19:3,11-25; Jer 8:8,9

1Co 1:20; 3:18-20; Jas 3:15