2 Samuel 16:14

Study note

Setting — David and his followers arrive at a stopping point after fleeing Shimei’s verbal and physical assault, pausing to recover before Absalom’s army reaches Jerusalem.

The words — עֲיֵפִים ('a.ye.Fim) = exhausted; וַ/יִּנָּפֵ֖שׁ (va/i.yi.na.Fesh) = and he refreshed himself.

The thread — The narrative moves directly from the pursuit and cursing in 2 Samuel 16:13 to the arrival of Absalom’s forces in 2 Samuel 16:15, framing this pause as a tactical and physical reset in the flight sequence.

Why it lands — The text records a factual cessation of movement after extreme fatigue, requiring the reader to note how physical depletion interrupts political crisis without editorializing the outcome.

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