2 Samuel 20:15
“And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah,.... That is, Joab and Abishai, with the forces under them, who…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Cast up a bank - See the marginal references. The throwing up of mounds against the walls of besieged places by the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They cast up a bank against the city - The word סללה solelah, which we render bank, means, most probably, a battering…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 20:14-22
We have here the conclusion of Sheba's attempt.
I. The rebel, when he had rambled over all the tribes of Israel, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
cast up a bank The besiegers erected a mound of earth against the city wall to enable them to batter the upper and…
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