The king said, Hide not from me, &c. Observing the uncommon art and dexterity of her address in the management of this affair, the king immediately began to suspect it was a thing concerted between her and Joab, and asked, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? Hast thou not said and done all this by his direction? The woman said, None can turn, &c. That is, it is even so: thou hast discovered the truth: and I will not seek by any turnings or windings, this way, or the other, to dissemble the matter, but will plainly confess it. He put these words into the mouth of thy handmaid As to the sense and substance of them, but not as to all the expressions, for these were evidently varied as the king's answer gave occasion.

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