2 Samuel 14

Treated in 3 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 14:14 We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not take away life; instead he devises ways for the banished one not to remain an outcast from him. 1
  • 14:24 But the king said, "He is to go to his own house. He must not come into my presence." So Absalom went to his own house and did not come into the king's presence. 1
  • 14:30 So he told his servants, "You see Joab's field beside mine, where he has barley growing. Go and set fire to it." And Absalom's servants set fire to the field. 1

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Where it is preached

  1. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites 2 Sam. xiv. 30

    …of affliction. When Absalom set Joab’s corn on fire, then he came running to Absalom (2 Sam. xiv. 30). When God sets our worldly comforts on fire, then we run to Him, and make our peace with…

  2. The Saint and His Saviour · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Jesus Desired cites 2 Sam. xiv. 14

    …cry after the Lord, and then even thou shalt be delivered! a Crisp. b Hos. xiv. 4. c 2 Sam. xiv. 14. d C. Wesley. e Herbert. f Sermon on Prayer and its Answer. g Ephr. Udall's Sermons. h…

  3. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Forgiveness cites 2 Sam. xiv. 24

    …pardon to Absalom,—a permission to return home, but not a full restoration to favour. (2 Sam. xiv. 24.) It is not, as some fancy, a mere letting off, and letting alone. It is a pardon so…