The literal translation is “And God doth not take away the soul, but thinketh thoughts that He may not banish the banished one;” and the meaning is that God ...

2 Samuel 14:14 For we must needs die As all must, herself, the king, and his sons, and indeed all men; this is the common case and lot of men.

David Guzik commentary on 2 Samuel 14, where Joab intercedes for Absalom, who returns to Jerusalem, where after two years he gains an audience with David.

We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means.

23 июн. 2023 г. · 2 Samuel 14:14: “For we will surely die and become like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away a life.

The woman is telling David to be gracious regarding a circumstance where there should not be grace. Her wisdom to him is to tell him to let it go.

14 мар. 2023 г. · David's two-year refusal to reconcile left a legacy of bitterness in Absalom that turned out badly for David, for Absalom, and for Israel.

Chapter 14. How Absalom threw himself out of his royal father's protection and favour we read in the foregoing chapter, which left him an exile, outlawed, ...

Therefore, in 2 Samuel 14:14, we observe a profound truth of faith; that justice and mercy must coexist, reflecting the nature of God who patiently pursues ...