"And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands."
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8. THE CIVIL WAR AND ABSALOM'S DEATH
CHAPTER 18
_ 1. The battle in the forest of Ephraim (2 Samuel 18:1)_
2. The death of Absalom (2 Samuel 18:9)
3. The tidings of his death and David's grief (2 S...
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1 SAMUEL 18:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 19:8. DEFEAT AND DEATH OF ABSALOM. DAVID'S
GRIEF (J).
2 SAMUEL 18:1. Absalom's followers are defeated with great slaughter.
Nothing is known as to the battle-field, the For...
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_David's Battle Plan._ 2 Samuel 18:1-8
And David numbered the people that _were_ with him, and set captains
of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
2 And David sent forth a third part of th...
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_AND DAVID SENT FORTH A THIRD PART OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE HAND OF
JOAB, AND A THIRD PART UNDER THE HAND OF ABISHAI THE SON OF ZERUIAH,
JOAB'S BROTHER, AND A THIRD PART UNDER THE HAND OF ITTAI THE GIT...
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THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF ABSALOM
1. Numbered] rather, 'mustered.'...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 18
DAVID’S MEN DEFEAT AND KILL ABSALOM
V1 David counted the soldiers who were with him. He appointed men to
command groups of 1000...
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WHAT SEEMETH YOU BEST. — David was nothing loth to avoid the
personal encounter with his son, and readily yielded, He, however,
encouraged the troops by reviewing them as they passed out, and
improved...
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וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ הַ מֶּ֔לֶךְ
אֲשֶׁר ־יִיטַ֥ב בְּ עֵינֵיכֶ֖ם
אֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה וַ יַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַ מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙...
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CHAPTER XXIII.
_ ABSALOM'S DEFEAT AND DEATH._
2 Samuel 18:1.
WHATEVER fears of defeat and destruction might occasionally flit
across David's soul between his flight from Jerusalem and the battle
in...
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THE END OF AN UNFILIAL SON
2 Samuel 18:1
Absalom's army was soon across the river under Amasa, David's nephew,
2 Samuel 17:25. Though political reasons constrained David to flight,
his heart bled fo...
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The delay advised by Hushai resulted in multitudes gathering to David,
and at last the day of battle between those loyal to him and Absalom's
followers arrived. Two men attract our attention, David an...
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(2) And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of
Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah,
Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20.
David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results,
and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath...
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AND THE KING SAID UNTO THEM, WHAT SEEMETH YOU BEST I WILL DO,....
Which was an instance of great condescension in him; and it was his
wisdom and prudence to yield to them at such a time as this, and
e...
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And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the
king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds
and by thousands.
Ver. 4. _What seemeth you best I will do._...
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1 Dauid viewing the armies in their march, giueth them charge of
Absalom.
6 The Israelites are sore smitten in the wood of Ephraim.
9 Absalom hanging in an Oke, is slaine by Ioab, and cast into a pi...
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THE END OF ABSALOM...
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David had taken full advantage of the delay that Hushai had counselled
to Absalom, with large numbers of the people being gathered to David.
Now the time comes for war with Absalom, who has considered...
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1-8 How does David render good for evil! Absalom would have only David
smitten; David would have only Absalom spared. This seems to be a
resemblance of man's wickedness towards God, and God's mercy to...
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BY THE GATE SIDE, i.e. _between the two gates of the city_, as it is
expressed below, 2 SAMUEL 18:24....
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2 Samuel 18:4 king H4428 said H559 (H8799) seems H5869 best H3190
(H8799) do H6213 (H8799) king H4428 stood H5975 (H8799) beside H3027
gate H8179 people H5971 out H3318 (H8804) hundreds H3967 thousand...
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CONTENTS: Battle of Mount Ephriam. Slaying of Absalom.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Absalom, Joab, Abishai, Ittai, Ahimaaz, a
Cushite.
CONCLUSION: Those who exalt themselves shall be abased. It never pay...
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2 Samuel 18:2. _A third part under Ittai,_ the Philistine general who
had faithfully followed the fortunes of the king.
2 Samuel 18:6. _The wood of Ephraim_ lay beyond Jordan, and was not in
the lot...
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_And David numbered the people that were with him._
THE FATAL FIGHT
This chapter is a narrative of that fatal fight wherein Absalom the
son, fought with David his father for the kingdom of Israel....
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 18:1 After a brief description of the
battle, the author focuses on how Absalom died and on David’s grief
over his son’s death.
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 18:1. “DAVID NUMBERED,” etc. “The hardy mountaineers of
Gilead came in great numbers at the call of their
chieftains.”—_(Jamieson.)_ Josephus says the army nu...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 18:1
AND DAVID NUMBERED. The verb really means that he organized his army,
and arranged it in companies and divisions. As Absalom gathered all
Israel to him, there would be some d...
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So David numbered the people that were with him, and he set the
captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds. And David
sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, a t...
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1 Samuel 29:2; 2 Samuel 18:1; 2 Samuel 18:24; Isaiah 28:6...