2 Samuel 3:35
“And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day,.... The custom was to bury in the daytime,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To eat meat ... - Fasting was a sign of the deepest mourning 2Sa 1:12. The fast lasted until the sun was set.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 3:22-39
We have here an account of the murder of Abner by Joab, and David's deep resentment of it.
I. Joab very insolently fell…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
to cause David to eat meat Fasting was the usual accompaniment of mourning. To shew his grief and his respect for Abner…
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