2 Samuel 14:33
“So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Joab came to the king, and told him,.... What Absalom had said to him:
and when he had called for Absalom; sent…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Kissed - This was the pledge of reconciliation. (See the marginal references and Gen 45:15.)
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
the king kissed Absalom As a pledge of reconciliation. See Gen 33:4; Gen 45:15; Luk 15:20.
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