CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.
2 Samuel 17:1. “THIS NIGHT,” “The night following David’s
flight and Absalom’s entrance into Jerusalem, as we may see very
clearly from 2 Samuel 17:16.” _(Keil)_
2 Samuel 17:3. “BRING BACK.” “Ahithophel regards Absalom’s
government as the only lawful one to which th... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.
2 Samuel 17:25. “AN ISRAELITE.” Rather, as in 1 Chronicles 2:17,
an _Ishmaelite_. He was an illegitimate son. “From the description
here given of Abigail as a daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah,
not of David, some of the earlier commentators have very justly
co... [ Continue Reading ]