2 Samuel 14:32
“And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Absalom answered Joab,.... Neither denying the fact, nor being ashamed of it, nor asking pardon for it; but…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 14:28-33
Three years Absalom had been an exile from his father-in-law, and now two years a prisoner at large in his own house,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
if there be any iniquity in me Let the king treat me either as guilty or as innocent. This half-forgiveness is worse…
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