2 Samuel 10:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.”
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Read Full Chapter →Seeing their allies flee, the Ammonites retreat into the city, and Joab returns victorious to Jerusalem.
What Does 2 Samuel 10:14 Mean?
When the Ammonites watch their hired allies scatter, their own resolve fails. They flee from Abishai and shut themselves within the city walls. With the immediate threat broken and the field won, Joab does not press a costly siege but withdraws his army and returns to Jerusalem. The day belongs to Israel.
Courage that stands firm often unsettles the courage of the proud. The coalition built on hired strength dissolves once that strength is gone, for it had no true foundation. So it is with every power set against the purposes of God; what is propped up by mere alliance cannot endure. The Lord scatters the schemes of the nations and brings His people home.
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What does 2 Samuel 10:14 mean?
Seeing their allies flee, the Ammonites retreat into the city, and Joab returns victorious to Jerusalem.