John Gill Commentary 2 Samuel 14:21

"And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back." — 2 Samuel 14:21 (ASV)

And the king said to Joab
Who was present, or but at a little distance, waiting the issue of this affair:

behold now I have done this thing ;
have agreed to recall Absalom, at the suit of this woman, which you have put her upon; or, according to the textual reading, "you have done this thing" ^F18 ; contrived this scheme, to let me know the mind of the people with respect to Absalom, or to represent to me the propriety of sending for him home:

go, therefore, bring the young man Absalom again ;
I give my consent to it, and you may send for him, or fetch him as soon as you please; it is thought he calls him a young man, to extenuate his crime, that it was done in youthful heat and passion, and therefore he should pass it over.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F18: (tyve) "fecisti", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.