- Bible
- 2 Samuel
- Chapter 17
- Verse 2
2 Samuel 17:2
“And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:”
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Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I will come upon him while he is weary,.... With travelling, and with grief, and when endeavouring to get some rest…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 17:1-14
Absalom is now in peaceable possession of Jerusalem; the palace-royal is his own, as are the thrones of judgment, even…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
will make him afraid The word describes the paniccaused by a sudden night attack, in the confusion of which David might…
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