2 Samuel 14:15
“Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king,.... Of the case of Absalom, under a feigned…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The people have made me afraid - She pretends still that her suit was a real one, and that she was in fear of the people…
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
Now therefore, &c. Simply, And now. There seems to be a studied ambiguity about this verse. If "the people" means the…