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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 ...
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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 Fore...
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_David's Lament for Absalom._ 2 Samuel 18:19-33
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, let me now run, and bear the
king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.
20 And Joab said un...
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_AND JOAB SAID UNTO HIM, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR TIDINGS THIS DAY, BUT
THOU SHALT BEAR TIDINGS ANOTHER DAY: BUT THIS DAY THOU SHALT BEAR NO
TIDINGS, BECAUSE THE KING'S SON IS DEAD._
No JFB commentary on...
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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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THOU SHALT BEAR NO TIDINGS. — Ahimaaz appears to have been in favour
both with David (comp. 2 Samuel 18:27) and with Joab. Joab, therefore,
well knowing how painful to David would be the news of the d...
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וַ יֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו יֹואָ֗ב לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ
בְּשֹׂרָ
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CHAPTER XXIV.
_ DAVID'S GRIEF FOR ABSALOM._
2 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 19:1.
''NEXT to the calamity of losing a battle," a great general used to
say, "is that of gaining a victory." The battle in the...
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TIDINGS THAT FAILED TO BRING JOY
2 Samuel 18:16
Ahimaaz was far-famed for his swift running. He had already served the
royal cause, and his family was intimate with the king, 2 Samuel
15:36; 2 Samuel...
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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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And Joab said unto him, Thou (g) shalt not bear tidings this day, but
thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no
tidings, because the king's son is dead.
(g) For Joab bore a...
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(19) В¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear
the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
(20) And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this...
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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
d...
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AND JOAB SAID UNTO HIM, THOU SHALL NOT BEAR TIDINGS THIS DAY,....
Because Joab knew the tidings of Absalom's death would not be
acceptable to the king; and Ahimaaz being a good man, and the son of a
p...
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And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou
shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no
tidings, because the king's son is dead.
Ver. 20. Because the ki...
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_Let me now run_ Ahimaaz wished to be made the messenger of this good
success to the king; but Joab, who loved him, and knew how
disagreeable the account of Absalom's death would be to David, refused...
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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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David's Lament for Absalom...
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And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings, be a messenger,
THIS DAY, BUT THOU SHALT BEAR TIDINGS AN OTHER DAY; BUT THIS DAY THOU
SHALT BEAR NO TIDINGS BECAUSE THE KING'S SON IS DEAD. Joab fe...
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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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bear tidings:
_ Heb._ be a man of tidings...
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19-33 By directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz
prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are
fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies,...
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And thou shalt not be a messenger of evil tidings, which will be
unwelcome to him, and prejudicial to thee....
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2 Samuel 18:20 Joab H3097 said H559 (H8799) You H376 news H1309 day
H3117 news H1319 (H8765) another...
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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 o...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 18:19 TODAY YOU SHALL CARRY NO NEWS,
BECAUSE THE KING’S SON IS DEAD. Joab does not seem to be hiding
anything from David (GO, TELL THE KING WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN). But he
appare...
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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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2 Samuel 17:16; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Samuel 18:29; 2 Samuel 18:33;...