The Meaning of 2 Samuel 3:23 Explained

2 Samuel 3:23

KJV: When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

YLT: and Joab and all the host that is with him have come, and they declare to Joab, saying, 'Abner son of Ner hath come unto the king, and he sendeth him away, and he goeth in peace.'

Darby: And Joab and all the host that was with him came; and they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away; and he is gone in peace.

ASV: When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 3:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When Joab and all the host that [was] with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

What does 2 Samuel 3:23 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 3:22-30 - A Treacherous Revenge

There is no doubt that Abner was guilty of disloyalty and treachery, but this did not excuse Joab's dastardly act. He could not claim the right to act as goel-blood avenger-for his dead brother, because Asahel had died a soldier's death in open war. Joab was probably actuated by jealousy of the military talents, the vast influence and the widespread popularity of the rival general whom he murdered in cold blood, just outside the city of refuge. Evidently he was a fierce, cruel, unscrupulous man, who hurt David more than he helped him, 2 Samuel 3:39. But Joab also was destined to suffer similar punishment in after-years, 1 Kings 2:28-34.

This world is governed according to a plan. We need not try to climb into the judgment-seat. God is there already. His rewards and punishments befall with greater certainty than we always believe. Whether their schemes are hidden amid the intricacies of state, or open to all eyes, let us be sure that evil men reap as they have sown, and suffer evils similar to those which they endeavor to inflict upon others. We all get our deserts. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 3

¹ During the war David becomes stronger
² Six sons are born to him in Hebron
⁶ Abner, displeased with Ishbosheth
⁷ revolts to David
¹³ David requires as a condition to bring him his wife Michal
¹⁷ Abner confers with the Israelites, feasted by David, and dismissed
²² Joab returning from battle, is displeased with the king, and kills Abner
²⁸ David curses Joab
³¹ and mourns for Abner

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 3:23 mean?

And when Joab and all the troops that [were] with him had come and they told Joab saying came Abner son of Ner to the king and he sent him away and he has gone in peace

וְיוֹאָ֛ב וְכָל־ הַצָּבָ֥א אֲשֶׁר־ אִתּ֖וֹ בָּ֑אוּ וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ לְיוֹאָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּֽא־ אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן־ נֵר֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם

וְיוֹאָ֛ב	And when Joab
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הַצָּבָ֥א	the troops
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
אֲשֶׁר־	that [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
אִתּ֖וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
בָּ֑אוּ	had come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ	and they told
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לְיוֹאָב֙	Joab
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
לֵאמֹ֔ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
בָּֽא־	came
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אַבְנֵ֤ר	Abner
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִינֵר Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נֵר֙	of Ner
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נֵר Sense: son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּ	and he sent him away
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	and he has gone
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם	in peace
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.

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