3And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
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And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Here is, I. The great respect David paid to his neighbour, the king of the Ammonites, 2 Sam. 10:1 , 2 . 1. The inducement to it was some kindness he had formerly received from Nahash the deceased king. He showed kindness to me , says David (2 Sam. 10:2), and therefore (having lately had satisfaction in showing kindness to Mephibosheth for his father’s sake) he resolves to show kindness to his son,…
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