Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Samuel 18

2 Samuel 18:1 (a) For certein of the Reubenites, Gadites, & of the halfe tribe, colde not beare the insolencie of the sonne against the father, & therefore joyned with Dauid.

2 Samuel 18:2 (!) Dauid deuideth his armie into thre partes.

2 Samuel 18:3 (b) Signifying, that a good gouernour oght to be so deare vnto his people, that they wil rather lose their liues, then that oght shulde come vnto him.

2 Samuel 18:6 (c) So called because the Ephraimites (as some say) fed their cattel beyonde Jorden in this wood.

2 Samuel 18:9 (/) This is a terrible example of God vengeance against them that are rebels or disobedient to their parents.

2 Samuel 18:9 (!) Absalom is hanged slaine, and cast in a pit.

2 Samuel 18:12 (/) Ebr. weigh vpon mine hand.

2 Samuel 18:13 (/) Ebr. a lye against my soule.

2 Samuel 18:14 (/) Ebr. in the heart of Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:16 (d) For he had pitie of the people, which was seduced by Absaloms flatterie.

2 Samuel 18:17 (e) Thus God turned his vaine glorie to shame.

2 Samuel 18:18 (f) It semeth the God had punished him, in taking away his children.

2 Samuel 18:20 (g) For Joab bare a good affection to Ahimaaz, & douted how Dauid wold take the reporte of Absaloms death.

2 Samuel 18:24 (h) He sate in the gate of the citie of Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 18:25 (/) Ebr. tidings are in his mouthe.

2 Samuel 18:27 (/) Ebr. I se them running.

2 Samuel 18:27 (i) He had had experience of his fidelitie, {Chap. 17,21}

2 Samuel 18:28 (/) Or, deliuered vp.

2 Samuel 18:29 (k) To wit, Chushi, who was an Ethiopian.

2 Samuel 18:31 (/) Ebr. tidings is broght.

2 Samuel 18:33 (l) Because he considered bothe the judgement of God against his sinne, & colde not, otherwise hide his fatherly affection toward his sonne.

2 Samuel 18:33 (!) Dauid lamenteth the death of Absalom.