2 Samuel 2:14 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 2:14

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

BSB

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ASV

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

KJV

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Let the young men - play before us - This was diabolical play, where each man thrust his sword into the body of the other, so that the twenty-four (twelve on each side) fell down dead together! But this was the signal for that sanguinary skirmish which immediately took place.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

He speaks like a vain-glorious and cruel man, and a soldier of fortune, that esteemed it a sport to see men wounding and killing one another. So this he designed, partly for their mutual recreation and trial of skill; and partly, that by this occasion they might be engaged in a battle. But he is unworthy the name of a man, who is thus prodigal of human blood.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He meant, "Let them fight before us," when he said, "Let them play before us." Fools thus make a mock at sin. but he is unworthy the name of a man that can be thus prodigal of human blood, that can thus throw about firebrands, arrows, and death, and say, Am not I in sport?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us--Some think that the proposal was only for an exhibition of a little tilting match for diversion.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אַבְנֵר֙	'av.Ner	Abner	H74 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹאָ֔ב	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
יָק֤וּמוּ	ya.Ku.mu	let them arise	H6965 →
נָא֙	na'	please	H4994 →
הַנְּעָרִ֔ים	ha.ne.'a.Rim	the young men	H5288 →
וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ	vi.sa.cha.Ku	and let them play	H7832 →
לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ	le.fa.Nei.nu	<to> before us	H6440 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יוֹאָ֖ב	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
יָקֻֽמוּ׃	ya.Ku.mu	let them arise	H6965 →

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Where the connections lead

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Proverbs 25:8
do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
leads to
- Matthew 5:25
  Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and…
- Proverbs 17:14
  To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 18:6
  A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 14:12
  There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Through
Proverbs 20:18
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
leads to
- Proverbs 24:6
  Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
- Luke 14:31
  Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
- Proverbs 15:22
  Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Through
Proverbs 10:23
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
leads to
- Proverbs 15:21
  Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 2 Samuel