2 Samuel 14:23
23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Other Translations of 2 Samuel 14:23
New International Version
23 Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
The Message
23 Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New King James Version
23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
23 Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:23
Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:21-24
(Read 2 Samuel 14:21-24)
David was inclined to favour Absalom, yet, for the honour of his justice, he could not do it but upon application made for him, which may show the methods of Divine grace. It is true that God has thoughts of compassion toward poor sinners, not willing that any should perish; yet he is only reconciled to them through a Mediator, who pleads on their behalf. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and Christ came to this land of our banishment, to bring us to God.