Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men that bore Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
15. slew him ] Absalom’s death was unquestionably the speediest and surest means of putting an end to the rebellion; and Joab probably took credit to himself for serving his country while he satisfied his private revenge (ch. 2Sa 14:30).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 15. Ten young men – smote Absalom and slew him.] That is, they all pierced the body; but there could be no life in it after three darts had been thrust through the heart: but they added as much as would have killed him had he been alive.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Judging that there could be no safety to the king, nor peace to the kingdom, nor security to himself, and all Davids friends and loyal subjects, and good men, if Absalom had lived, as may seem probable from 2Sa 19:10, and yet perceiving that the kings heart was reconcilable to Absalom, notwithstanding his abominable crimes of lying with his fathers concubines, and of horrid and unnatural rebellion; both which were capital crimes by the law of God; he adventured to save Davids life against his will. But whether Joab did well in this, all things considered, I shall not here determine.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour,…. That waited upon him in the battle, to carry his armour, and supply him with it as he should have occasion; these, by his orders,
compassed about, and smote Absalom, and slew him; they enclosed him that none might rescue him, and smote him with their spears or swords, or whatsoever armour they had, until it was a clear case that he was really dead. Joab in this disobeyed the king’s order, but provided for the good of the nation, and the safety of the king. The Jews observe m, that measure for measure was given to Absalom; he was proud of his hair, 2Sa 14:25, and therefore was hanged by it, 2Sa 18:9; he lay with ten concubines of his father, 2Sa 16:21, and therefore was smitten with ten lances or spears by ten young men; and he stole three hearts, the heart of his father, the heart of the sanhedrim, and the heart of the men of Israel, and therefore three darts were fixed in him, 2Sa 18:14.
m Misn. Sotah, c. 1. sect. 8.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
15. Ten young men These armour-bearers of Josh, of course, accompanied their chieftain when he went to smite Absalom, and after he had pierced him with his fatal darts they also wantonly abused his lifeless body, and afterwards cast him into the pit. 2Sa 18:17.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 18:15 And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
Ver. 15. And ten young men. ] As he had defiled his father’s ten concubines, so by these ten youngsters he hath that little breath that was left in him beaten out of his body. En admirandum Dei iudicium. See 2Sa 18:10 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
armour = weapons.
slew him. David being fifty-seven years old; Absalom, twenty-four; Solomon, seven.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Reciprocal: 2Sa 12:10 – the sword 1Ki 2:28 – Joab had Psa 35:8 – into Pro 17:11 – General Ecc 10:8 – that Gal 3:13 – for