- Bible
- 2 Samuel
- Chapter 19
- Verse 6
2 Samuel 19:6
“In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well .”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends,.... Which though not strictly true, there was some appearance…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 19:1-8
Soon after the messengers had brought the news of the defeat and death of Absalom to the court of Mahanaim, Joab and his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
neither princes nor servants Neither the captains of the army (ch. 2Sa 18:1; 2Sa 18:5), nor the soldiers.