34<\/strong>. But Absalom fled<\/em> ] This brief statement of Absalom’s escape is inserted here in anticipation of 2Sa 13:37-38<\/em><\/span>, in order to contrast Absalom’s flight with the return of the king’s sons to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n the young man that kept the watch<\/em> ] At Jerusalem, probably in the tower over one of the gates. Cp. ch. 2Sa 18:24<\/span>.<\/p>\n much people<\/em> ] The princes had been attended by a numerous retinue of followers.<\/p>\n by the way of the hill side behind him<\/em> ] From the way behind him from the side of the hill<\/strong>: that is probably, if the text is sound, from the west<\/em>. But the Sept. has important variations, thus: “And behold much people were coming in the way behind him by the side of the hill at the descent. And the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men coming from the way of Oronen, by the side of the hill. And Jonadab said,” &c. Oronen<\/em> may represent Horonaim<\/em> or Beth-horon, the dual form referring to the two places of that name, the “Upper” and “Lower” Beth-horon which lay north-west of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n Absalom fled – <\/B>This is the sequel to 2Sa 13:29<\/span>. The kings sons rose from table and fled, and Absalom taking advantage of the confusion, also escaped and fled. This information is inserted here to account for the kings sons returning unmolested.<\/P> <\/p>\n Absalom fled; <\/B>he who had undertaken to defend his servants flees or his own life. <\/P> Behind him; <\/B>behind the watchman; for it seems they did not come in the direct road, where the watchman looked for them, but (for some reason or fancy they had) fetched a compass, and came that way which he least expected them. <\/P> <\/p>\n But Absalom fled<\/strong>,…. He who promised his servants protection could not protect himself, and who no doubt fled with him; he knew what he had done was death by law, and that there was no city of refuge for such sort of murder as this, and he had no reason to hope the king would suffer so foul a crime as this to pass unpunished:<\/p>\n and the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked<\/strong>: to the way that led from Absalom’s house to Jerusalem, to see if he could spy any other messenger on the road from thence:<\/p>\n and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him<\/strong>; that is, behind the watchman, who, looking round him, saw them; these people were the king’s sons and their attendants, who, being at some distance, the young man could not discern who they were; they did not come the direct road from Absalom’s house, but came a round about way, for fear, as R. Isaiah rightly conjectures, lest Absalom should pursue, or send pursuers after them, and slay them; though others, as Kimchi, think this refers to the hill, and that the sense is, that the watchman saw them coming from the way which was behind the hill, and began to see them when they came to the side of it, which was the way that led to the city, surrounded by mountains, see Ps 125:2<\/span>.<\/p>\n (34) Absalom fled.<\/strong>This is connected on one side with 2Sa. 13:29<\/span>, and on the other with 2Sa. 13:37<\/span>. Several things were happening at once. When the kings sons fled to the palace, Absalom, taking advantage of the confusion, escaped another way. The reason for mentioning the fact just here is that otherwise he would seem to be included among the kings sons of the two following verses.<\/p>\n Behind him<\/strong>i.e., <\/em>from the west, the Oriental always being supposed to face the east in speaking of the points of the compass.<\/p>\n (34) But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. (35) And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is. (36) And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. (37) But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. (38) So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. (39) And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The sequel of this feast was mourning and sorrow. How innumerable have been the instances of such revellings in all ages! How quick sometimes the transition from the house of feasting to the house of woe. Talmai, king of Geshur, was a relation by the mother’s side to Absalom. His mother Maacah was the daughter of Talmai. See 2Sa 3:3<\/span> . And by his abode with the king of Geshur for no less a space than three years, he wore out in his father’s mind the grief for the loss of Amnon; and his father’s natural affection for him revived.<\/p>\n 2Sa 13:34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.<\/p>\n Ver. 34. But Absalom fled.<\/strong> ] If he had stayed, he should by right have been served as our king Richard I used to serve murderers: he caused such to be tied to the murdered, and buried with him quickly. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lifted up his eyes, and looked.<\/strong> ] And by the sound of his trumpet signified what he had seen. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By the way of the hill side,<\/strong> ] viz., Between Baalhazer and Jerusalem: which were eight miles apart, saith Hen. Bunting. a<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Patr., Trav.<\/p>\n Absalom fled: 2Sa 13:38, Gen 4:8-14, Pro 28:17, Amo 5:19 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ki 9:17 – a watchman<\/p>\n 2Sa 13:34. Absalom fled He was now as much afraid of the kings sons as they were of him; they fled from his malice, he from their justice. No part of the land of Israel could shelter him; the cities of refuge afforded no protection to a wilful murderer. Though David had let Amnons incest go unpunished, Absalom could not promise himself his pardon for this murder. He therefore made the best of his way to his mothers relations, and was entertained and protected by his grandfather Talmai three years; David not demanding him, and Talmai not thinking himself obliged to send him back unless he were demanded.<\/p>\n But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. 34. But Absalom fled ] This brief statement of Absalom’s escape is inserted here in anticipation of 2Sa 13:37-38, in order to contrast … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 13:34”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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