2 Samuel 16:9
“Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king,.... A sister's son of his, and a general in the army, who could not…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
This dead dog - See the marginal reference and 2Sa 9:8 note. Go over - The ravine, possibly with a stream of water 2Sa…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 16:5-14
We here find how David bore Shimei's curses much better than he had borne Ziba's flatteries. By the latter he was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Then said Abishai Consistently with his character on the former occasion when he wished to slay Saul (1Sa 26:8), and on…
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