2 Samuel 14:20
“To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing,.... Feigned a story in such form and manner as…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
According to the wisdom of an angel of God - This is quite in the style of Asiatic flattery. A European is often…
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
to fetch aboutthis form of speech Rather, in order to bring round the face of the business: that is, to alter the aspect…
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