6In 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. …
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 victorious army followed, to grace the king’s triumphs and receive his further orders. Now here we are told, I. What a damp and disappointment it was to them to find the king in tears for Absalom’s death, which they construed as a token of displeasure against them for what they…
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