CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 19:1. Comp. 2 Samuel 18:33. The purpose of the informant was, “it seems, to explain to Joab and the army why the king did not come forth to greet his returning victorious warriors.” _(Erdmann.)_ 2 Samuel 19:2. “These men’s _hearty participation in the sorro... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 19:16. “CAME DOWN.” From the mountainous table-land into the Jordan valley.” (_Erdmann_.) 2 Samuel 19:17. “A THOUSAND MEN.” “To show what force he could raise for or against the king.” _(Jamieson.)_ “They show the consideration which Shimei enjoyed in the t... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— “There.” “In Gilgal, at the assembly of the tribes; the word indicates directly the _place;_ indirectly the time of the following history.” _(Erdmann)_. “A MAN OF BELIAL.” A worthless man. “He was,” says Luther, “one of the great rogues of the high nobility, who had... [ Continue Reading ]