Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom. Deal gently 2 Samuel 16:11 And the king said to Abisai, and to all his servants: Behold my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now a son of Jemini? let him alone that he may curse as the Lord hath bidden him. 2 Samuel 17:1-4,14 And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night. . . . Deuteronomy 21:18-21 If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience: . . . Psalm 103:13 As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him: Luke 23:34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots. all the people 1 Samuel 18:12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul himself. Context Absalom Killed…4And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands. 5And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom.6So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.… Cross References 2 Samuel 18:12 And he said to Joab: If thou wouldst have paid down in my hands a thousand pieces of silver, I would not lay my hands upon the king's son for in our hearing the king charged thee, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. 2 Samuel 19:1 And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son: Lexicon Now the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king had commanded וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Joab, י֠וֹאָב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites Abishai, אֲבִישַׁ֤י (’ă·ḇî·šay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name and Ittai, אִתַּי֙ (’it·tay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 863: Ithai -- perhaps 'companionable', an Israelite, also a Philistine “Treat the young man לַנַּ֣עַר (lan·na·‘ar) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer Absalom לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites gently לְאַט־ (lə·’aṭ-) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 328: A necromancer, gently for my sake.” לִ֖י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew And all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock heard שָׁמְע֗וּ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently the king’s הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king orders בְּצַוֺּ֥ת (bə·ṣaw·wōṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order to each כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every of the commanders הַשָּׂרִ֖ים (haś·śā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince regarding עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Absalom. אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites Additional Translations Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. And the king commanded Joab and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Spare for my sake the young man Abessalom. And all the people heard the king charging all the commanders concerning Abessalom. And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom. and the king chargeth Joab, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, 'Gently -- for me, for the youth, for Absalom;' and all the people heard in the king's charging all the heads concerning Absalom. 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