8And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
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He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: …
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-20)Here is, I. Joab’s design to get Absalom recalled out of banishment, his crime pardoned, and his attainder reversed, 2 Sam. 14:1. Joab made himself very busy in this affair. 1. As a courtier that was studious, by all ways possible, to ingratiate himself with his prince and improve his interest in his favour: He perceived that the king’s heart was towards Absalom , and that, the heat of his displea…
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