2 Samuel 14:23

23 So Joab set off, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Travels p 146, 148.

2 Samuel 14:23 In-Context

21 Then the king said to Joab, "Very well, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom."

22 Joab prostrated himself with his face to the ground and did obeisance, and blessed the king; and Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant."

23 So Joab set off, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

24 The king said, "Let him go to his own house; he is not to come into my presence." So Absalom went to his own house, and did not come into the king's presence.

25 Now in all Israel there was no one to be praised so much for his beauty as Absalom; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.