The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose, and went to Hebron.
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The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose, and went to Hebron.
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And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
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And the king said unto him: 'Go in peace.' So he arose, and went to Hebron.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 15:9 And the king said unto him, Go…
2Sa 15:9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
Ver. 9. Go in peace.] David was so blinded with fond affection, that he could see nothing amiss in Absalom; though otherwise he were sagacious enough, yea, suspicious without cause, as of good Mephibosheth. The Dutch have a proverb, Where God intendeth to destroy any man, he first putteth out his eyes.
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And went to Hebron.] The fittest place for his purpose, because ancient and famous, the place of his birth, and where he had many friends. See Jdg 9:1. {See Trapp on "Jdg 9:1"}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This place he chose, as being an eminent city,…
This place he chose, as being an eminent city, and next to Jerusalem, the chief of the tribe of Judah, and the place of his birth, and the place where his father began his kingdom, which he took for a good omen, and where it is probable that he had secured many friends, and which was at some convenient distance from Jerusalem, that his father could not suddenly reach him.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the king said unto him, go in peace,....…
And the king said unto him, go in peace,.... He gave him leave to go, and wished happiness and prosperity might attend him:
so he arose and went to Hebron; with a company of men, whose number is after mentioned.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Hebron - This place he chose as being an…
Hebron - This place he chose as being an eminent city, and next to Jerusalem, the chief of the tribe of Judah, and the place where his father began his kingdom, which he took for a good omen. And where it is probable he had secured many friends. It was also at a convenient distance from Jerusalem.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Went to Hebron — Where he was born,…
9. Went to Hebron — Where he was born, and where his father had first been anointed king.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 So Absalom arose
So Absalom arose
"So Absalom left"
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throughout all the tribes of Israel
Here the places where the tribes of Israel lived are referred to as the tribes themselves. AT: "throughout the land of the tribes of Israel" (See: Metonymy)
the sound of the trumpet
"a trumpet being blown"
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