2 Samuel 14:13
“And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God?.... That they would be so wicked as to slay my…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing - The woman, having now got the king's promise confirmed by all oath, that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 14:1-20
Here is, I. Joab's design to get Absalom recalled out of banishment, his crime pardoned, and his attainder reversed, Sa2…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Wherefore then, &c. David's resolution to keep Absalom in exile was an injury to the people of God, for he was the heir…
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