About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

8/23/2023

2 Samuel 14:1-33 Joab Asks a Woman to Go to King David & Pretend She Was Mourning

 

Joab Asks a Woman to Go to King David & Pretend She Was Mourning

2 Samuel 14:1-33       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, Joab, [Zeruiah’s] son, [realized] that [king David’s] heart was [concerned about] Absalom. And Joab sent to Tekoah to [bring from there] a wise woman & [he] said to her, I pray [that] you [pretend you are] a mourner & put on [mourner’s clothing] now.

[Don't] anoint yourself with oil, but be [like] a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead & come to the king & speak to him [about this.] Joab [told her what to say.]

And when the woman [from] Tekoah [spoke] to the king, she fell & [bowed facing] the ground & said, Help [me,] O king. And King [David] said, What [troubles] you? She answered, I am indeed a widow & [my] husband is dead. 

And [I,] your handmaid, had 2 sons & they [fought] together in a field & there was [no one] to [pull] them [apart,] but one [struck & killed] the other. [See,] the whole family [has] risen against [me,] your handmaid. 

They said, Deliver [the one who killed] his brother, [so] we may [put him to death] for [taking] his [brother’s] life & we will destroy the heir. 

So, they [will put out] my [remaining] coal [that] is left & leave my husband [without someone to carry on his] name nor [descendants of his] upon the earth.

King [David] said to the woman, Go to your house & I will give [a ruling about] you. The woman said to king [David,] My lord, O king, the [guilt should] be on me & my father’s house & the king & his throne [will] be [free of guilt.] 

The king said, Bring to me [whoever] says [anything against] you & he [won’t bother] you anymore. Then, she said, I pray [that] you, let the king remember the Lord your God, [so] you [don’t allow those who avenge the] blood [of those murdered] to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son.

[King David] said, As the Lord lives, not 1 hair of your son shall fall to the [ground.] Then, the woman said, I pray [that] you let [me,] your handmaid, speak [a] word to my lord, the king. [David] said, [Continue] on. 

[She] said, [Why] have you thought such a thing against the people of God? For you said this thing, [like someone who is guilty, since you haven’t brought back home his banished [son] again. 

For we must die & are [like] spilt water on the ground that [can’t] be [picked up] again. [But] God [doesn’t favor] any person, [but plans a way so the person] banished, isn’t [separated from God.]

[That’s why] I [have] come to speak [about] this to my lord, the king, because the people have made me afraid. [So, I,] your handmaid said, I will go now & speak to the king.

It may be that [he might do] his handmaid’s request. For the king will [listen] & deliver [me,] his handmaid & my son [from] the hand of the man [who] would destroy [both] me & my son [from] the inheritance of God. 

Then, [I,] your handmaid said, The king is like an angel of God, to [decide between] good & bad & [maybe] the word of, my lord, the king, [might be agreeable.] Therefore, the Lord your God will be with you.

The king answered the women & said, I pray [that] you [don’t] hide from me the thing I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord, the king, now speak. And King [David] said, Isn’t the hand of Joab with you in all [of] this?

[She] answered, As your soul lives, my lord, the king, [no one] can turn to the right hand or the left from [what] you [have said] for your servant, Joab [begged] me & put all these words into your handmaid’s mouth, to [bring] about this [conversation.] [That’s why] Joab, your servant, has done this.

My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that [that happen on] the earth. And King [David] said to Joab, I have now done this, therefore go & bring the young man, Absalom, again. 

And Joab fell & bowed [facing] the ground & thanked the king. And Joab said, Today, [I,] your servant knows that I have found grace in your sight, my lord, O king, in that you have fulfilled [your servant’s] request.

So, Joab arose & went to Geshur & brought Absalom [back] to Jerusalem. And King [David] said, Let him [return] to his own house & not see my face. So, Absalom returned to his own house & [didn’t] see the king’s face. 

There wasn’t [anyone] in all [of] Israel [who was as] praised for his beauty as Absalom. There was no blemish in him from the sole of his foot to the [top] of his head.

When [they cut Absalom’s hair] (for it was [cut] at every year’s end, because [his] hair was so heavy [for] him) & [his] hair weighed 200 shekels, [according] to the king’s weight.

And Absalom had 3 sons & a daughter born to him & [he named her] Tamar & she was [beautiful.] So, Absalom [lived] 2 full years in Jerusalem [without seeing] the king’s face.

Therefore, Absalom sent for Joab [in order to send] him to the king, but [Joab] wouldn’t come to him. When [Absalom] sent for [Joab] a 2nd time, he wouldn’t come.

Therefore, [Absalom] said to his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine & he has barley there. Go & set it on fire & [they did so.] Then, Joab arose & went to Absalom’s house & said to him, [Why did] your servants set my field on fire?

Absalom answered Joab, [Look,] I sent to you, saying, Come [here,] so I [can] send you to the king, to say, [Why have] I come from Geshur? It would’ve been [better] for me to be there still. 

Therefore, let me now see the king’s face & if there’s any [guilt] in me, let him kill me. So, Joab [went] to the king & told him & when he called for Absalom, he came & bowed [facing] the ground [in front of] the king & the king kissed Absalom.