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2 Samuel 14:23

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What does 2 Samuel 14:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 14:23 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
21And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.
22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant.
23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king`s face.
25Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
26And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year`s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king`s weight.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So Joab arose and went to Geshur, etc.] Where Absalom was with his grandfather, the king of the place; (see <101337>2 Samuel 13:37,38); and brought Absalom to Jerusalem; from thence, which, according to Bunting f245, was the distance of eighty eight miles from it.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“14:23 Geshur: See 13:37-38.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Geshur: Sa2 3:3, Sa2 13:37 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 14:24”
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