2 Samuel 14:24
“And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the king said,.... Very probably to Joab, when he informed him of Absalom's being come to Jerusalem:
let him turn…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Let him not see my face - We are not told why David adopted this half-measure. Possibly Bath-sheba’s influence may have…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let him not see my face - He would not at once restore him to favor, though he had now remitted his crime; so that he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 14:21-27
Observe here, I. Orders given for the bringing back of Absalom. The errand on which the woman came to David was so…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
let him not see my face To recall Absalom without giving him a full pardon was a most dangerous policy. It could not…
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