Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 14:19
And the king said, [Is not] the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
19. none can turn, &c.] The king’s words hit the mark precisely: he discerns the exact state of the case.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? hast thou not said and done this by Joabs direction and contrivance?
None can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: as the king is so wise that no man can deceive him by any turnings or windings to the right or left hand, but he quickly searcheth out the truth in every thing; so, (it is a folly to dissemble, or go about to conceal it,) it is even so, thou hast now discovered the truth of this business.
He put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid, to wit, for the scope and substance of them, but not as to all the expressions which she used, for these were to be varied as the kings answer gave occasion, which also she did with singular prudence.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the king said, [is not] the hand of Joab with thee in all this?…. That is, is not this done by the advice, assistance, and direction of Joab? did not he form this scheme for thee, and direct thee to this method, and put thee upon prosecuting it?
and the woman answered and said, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord the king; what I am about to say is as sure as thou art alive; though this may be only a wish that he might long live and be happy; nothing is more desirable than thy valuable life:
none can turn to the right hand or the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken; he has hit upon the truth of the matter; there is no dissimulation or prevarication to be used; the thing cannot be denied; for thy servant Joab he bade me, and put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: he sent for me, and laid his commands on me, and directed me what to say to the king, and how to conduct this affair.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) The hand of Joab.The king at once penetrates the womans disguise, and sees the stratagem. He knew Joab as wily and politic and unscrupulous, but we do not know why he suspected him of this especial interest in Absalom. Perhaps it was only the prosperous courtiers interest in the heir-apparent, but probably Joab had made the same request before, so that the king recognised its source.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Sa 14:19 And the king said, [Is not] the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
Ver. 19. Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? ] Wert not thou secretly bribed and set on by him? Yes, nothing more sure, quoth she; it is bootless to say otherwise; he hath dictated and directed the whole business. All which Joab did, not out of any great goodwill to Absalom; but merely out of self love, to serve his own turn, now that he saw that David was set upon it to have him home, and that he was likely enough to succeed his father in the kingdom. Now as Joab’s hand was in this whole business, he was the engineer: so is Satan’s hand in the sins of the wicked, and in the troubles of the godly, as is easily discerned.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
hand = work, or handiwork. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for what is wrought by it.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
none = no man. Hebrew. ‘ish. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
of Joab: 2Sa 3:27, 2Sa 3:29, 2Sa 3:34, 2Sa 11:14, 2Sa 11:15, 1Ki 2:5, 1Ki 2:6
As thy soul: 2Sa 11:11, 1Sa 1:26, 1Sa 17:55, 1Sa 20:3, 1Sa 25:26, 2Ki 2:2
turn: Num 20:17, Deu 5:32, Deu 28:14, Jos 1:7, Pro 4:27
he put: 2Sa 14:3, Exo 4:15, Luk 21:15
Reciprocal: Deu 17:11 – to the right 2Sa 13:3 – Shimeah 2Sa 18:13 – for there is no 1Ki 18:24 – and said Ezr 8:17 – I told them
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:19 And the king said, [Is not] {l} the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
(l) Have you not done this by the counsel of Joab.