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2 Samuel 14 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Reconciliation
David missed his son, Absalom, who was in exile. Joab summons a wise woman to reconcile David and Absalom. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reconcile)
Important figures of speech used in this chapter
Parable
The wise woman uses a type of parable to convince David that his actions were wrong. He treated a stranger worse than he treated his own son. This hypothetical situation was intended to convict David of his sin. She uses David's own words against him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)