David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me;
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David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me;
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Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
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And David said unto him: 'If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt be a burden unto Me;
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 15:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 19:35 I am eighty years old, today. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear the voice of singing men and singing women any more? Why then should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 15:33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest…
2Sa 15:33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
Ver. 33. Thou shalt be a burden unto me.] For at this time David was, as Henry king of Navarre was wont to say of himself, a king without a kingdom, a husband without a wife, and a soldier without money.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Increasing my charge, and care, and sorrow for what…
Increasing my charge, and care, and sorrow for what may befall thee, and being but of little use to me: for it may seem he was an old man, and fitter for counsel than for war.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Unto whom David said,.... After he had heard what…
Unto whom David said,.... After he had heard what he had to say, and what tidings he brought:
and if thou passest on with me; in his march and flight:
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then thou shalt be a burden to me; being to be maintained by him; and David having but scanty provisions, and so could not receive useless persons, as Hushai might be, perhaps an old man, that could be of no service to him, and unfit for travelling, and so would rather be an hinderance than an help unto him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. Then thou shalt be a burden unto…
Verse 33. Then thou shalt be a burden unto me.] It appears that Hushai was not a warrior, but was a wise, prudent, and discreet man, who could well serve David by gaining him intelligence of Absalom's conspiracy; and he directs him to form a strict confederacy with the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and to make use of their sons as couriers between Jerusalem and David's place of retreat.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 15:33. If thou passest on with me, thou…
2Sa 15:33. If thou passest on with me, thou shalt be a burden, &c. — For he was not provided, it seems, with sufficient support for his own family; and Hushai, though famous as a counsellor in the cabinet, being unpractised in the camp, and no soldier, could not be so useful to him in the army as he might be at court. David therefore, conceives the idea of employing him in endeavouring to defeat or render abortive the counsel of Ahithophel.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain To me, as he was perhaps advanced in years,…
CHAPTER XV.
To me, as he was perhaps advanced in years, though very prudent. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. A burden — From which we infer that…
33. A burden — From which we infer that Hushai was now an old man Compare 2Sa_19:35.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. unto whom David said] And David said unto…
33. unto whom David said] And David said unto him.
a burden unto me] Perhaps Hushai was old and somewhat infirm. Cp. ch. 2Sa_19:35.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain A burden unto me. Host likely because Hushai was…
A burden unto me. Host likely because Hushai was old and infirm. Others, with less probability, think that it was because of his rank, which would demand special attendance.
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