It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
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It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
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And 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.
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And it was so, that when any man came nigh to prostrate himself before him, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 15:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 14:33 So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
- Psalms 10:9-10 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net. The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
- Psalms 55:21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
- Proverbs 26:25 When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 15:5 And it was [so], that when any…
2Sa 15:5 And 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.
Ver. 5. To do him obeisance.] But should men bow to a molten calf, because made of golden earrings?
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And took him, and kissed him.] By a counterfeit courtesy, which, in high degree, easily ailureth men’s minds, as do fair flowers, in the spring, the passengers’ eyes.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Putting on the garb of singular humanity and good…
Putting on the garb of singular humanity and good will to all men; for that seems to have been a ceremony in frequent use in those times of showing respect, as pulling off the hat, and bowing, or embracing, is at this day with us.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it was so, that when any man came…
And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance,.... To pay his respects, and bow to him, as being the king's son, a prince of the blood, and heir to the crown, as was supposed:
he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him; he put out his hand and shook hands with him, or took him about the neck and kissed him, and by this free, familiar, affable, and courteous manner, strangely won upon and gained the affections of the people, as follows. Fortunatus Schacchus (e) thinks he put forth his hand to be kissed by them, and then kissed them, which was more than was usual.
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(e) Eloeochrism. Myrothec. l. 3. c. 34. col. 964.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Kissed him. Engaging affability! How often abused by the…
Kissed him. Engaging affability! How often abused by the ambitious, for similar purposes! (Haydock) --- Thus acted Otho. Protendens manum, adorare vulgus, jacere oscula et omnia serviliter pro dominatione. (Tacitus, Hist. i.) --- "Stretching out his hand, he bowed to the common people, dispensing his kisses at random, and performed all the acts of servility to obtain the throne." (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. put forth his hand] Instead of allowing the…
5. put forth his hand] Instead of allowing the people to do him homage as the king’s son, he took them by the hand, and saluted them familiarly with a kiss. Cp. ch. 2Sa_20:9.
Compare the description of Bolingbroke’s behaviour which Shakespeare puts into the mouth of Richard II.:
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Ourself and Bushy, Bagot here and Green
Observed his courtship to the common people;
How he did seem to dive into their hearts
With humble and familiar courtesy,
What reverence he did throw away on slaves,
Wooing poor craftsmen with the craft of smiles,
King Richard II., Acts 1. Sc. 4:23.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 put out his hand and take hold of him…
put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him
This action is a friendly greeting. AT: "greet him as a friend by embracing him and kissing him" (See: Symbolic Action)
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for judgment
This means that they can for the king to decide their disputes. AT: "to judge over their disputes" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel
This sentence means Absalom convinced the men to be loyal to him rather than to David. Here the author speaks of how the people became loyal to Absalom by saying that he stole their hearts. AT: "In this way, Absalom convinced the men of Israel to be loyal to him" (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 15:5 To bow before . . . Absalom was,…
15:5 To bow before . . . Absalom was, in effect, to honor him as king (see 14:33).
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