2 Samuel 17:3 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 17:3

and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

KJV

And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The man whom thou seekest - namely, David. Ahithophel means to say: “If I can only smite David, there will be no civil war, all the people will peaceably submit.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Let that one man die for the people, John xi. Kill the heir, and the inheritance shall be ours, Matt. xxi. But the counsel of them both was turned into foolishness.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But his dexterity was chiefly displayed in that part of his counsel which recommended a general levy throughout the country; and that Absalom should take command of it in person--thereby flattering at once the pride and ambition of the usurper. The bait was caught by the vainglorious and wicked prince.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאָשִׁ֥יבָה	ve.'a.Shi.vah	and I will bring back	H7725 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אֵלֶ֑יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →
כְּשׁ֣וּב	ke.Shuv	as returns	H7725 →
הַכֹּ֔ל	ha.Kol	<the> everything	H3605 →
הָאִישׁ֙	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
אַתָּ֣ה	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
מְבַקֵּ֔שׁ	me.va.Kesh	[are] seeking	H1245 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih.Yeh	it will be	H1961 →
שָׁלֽוֹם׃	sha.Lom	peace	H7965 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
leads to
- Luke 21:34–35
  But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Matthew 24:37–39
  As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Luke 17:26–30
  Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Revelation 18:7–8
  As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow…
Through
Isaiah 48:22
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
leads to
- Isaiah 57:21
  “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Job 15:20–24
  A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Luke 19:42
  and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
Through
Isaiah 57:21
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
leads to
- Isaiah 48:22
  “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”

About 2 Samuel

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 2 Samuel