2 Samuel 17:3
“And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I will bring back all the people unto thee,.... Meaning not the people only that were with David, that he would make…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The man whom thou seekest - namely, David. Ahithophel means to say: “If I can only smite David, there will be no civil…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned - Only secure David, and all Israel will be on thy side. He is the soul…
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
the man, &c. Lit. As the returning of all is the man whom thou seekest. The return of all the people to thee will be…
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