2 Samuel 17:9
“Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt,.... That is, whoever should hear…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Some pit, or in some other place - The Hebrew has “in one of the pits,” or “in one of the places.” Hence, “place” must…
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
in some pit, or in someother place Omit other. By pitis meant a cave or natural hiding-place; by placean artificially…
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