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9Who will bring{H8686)} me into the strong city? who will lead{H8804)} me into Edom?
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. …
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! …
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-12)David is here rejoicing in hope and praying in hope; such are the triumphs of the saints, not so much upon the account of what they have in possession as of what they have in prospect (Ps. 60:6): “ God has spoken in his holiness (that is, he has given me his word of promise, has sworn by his holiness, and he will not lie unto David , Ps. 89:35), therefore I will rejoice , and please myself with th…
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