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2 Samuel 15:7 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 7
And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.2 Samuel 15:7 · King James Version
2 Samuel 15:7 in context
5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
6And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.
8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.
9And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AbsalomʼĂbîyshâlôwmAbshalom, a son of DavidH53 →
- afterqêtsan extremityH7093 →
- fortyʼarbâʻîymfortyH705 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
- vowednâdarto promiseH5087 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have here the breaking out of Absalom's rebellion, which he had long been contriving. It is said to be after forty years, Sa2 15:7. But whence it is to be dated we are not told; not from David's beginning his reign, for then it would fall in the last year of his life, which is not probable;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12