2 Samuel 14:23

23 Then Yo'av got up, went to G'shur and brought Avshalom to Yerushalayim.

2 Samuel 14:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 14:23

So Joab arose and went to Geshur
Where Absalom was with his grandfather, the king of the place; see ( 2 Samuel 13:37 2 Samuel 13:38 ) ;

and brought Absalom to Jerusalem;
from thence, which, according to Bunting F20, was the distance of eighty eight miles from it.


FOOTNOTES:

F20 Travels p 146, 148.

2 Samuel 14:23 In-Context

21 The king said to Yo'av, "All right, I am granting this request. Go, and bring back young Avshalom."
22 Yo'av fell to the ground on his face, prostrating himself, and blessed the king; Yo'av said, "Today your servant knows that I have won your favor, my lord, king, because the king has done what your servant requested."
23 Then Yo'av got up, went to G'shur and brought Avshalom to Yerushalayim.
24 However, the king said, "Let him return to his own house, but he is not to appear in my presence."So Avshalom returned to his own house and did not appear before the king.
25 Now in all Isra'el there was no one more praised for his beauty than Avshalom -there was no defect on him from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
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