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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:25

Carry back the ark - David shows here great confidence in God, and great humility. The ark was too precious to be exposed to the dangers of his migrations; he knew that God would restore him if he delighted in him, and he was not willing to carry off from the city of God that without which the public worship could not be carried on. He felt, therefore, more for this public worship and the honor of God, than he did for his own personal safety. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:27

Art not thou a seer ? return into the city in peace - That is, As thou art the only organ of the public worship, that worship cannot be carried on without thee; and as thou art the priest of God, thou hast no cause to fear for thy personal safety: the nation has not abandoned their God, though they have abandoned their king. It appears also, that he wished these priests, by means of their sons, Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, to send him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:13-30

The facts are: 1 . David, being informed of the rising in favour of Absalom, calls upon his friends to flee from Jerusalem, in order to avoid its being smitten by a sudden attack. 2 . His servants being willing to go with him, he leads out his entire household, with the exception of a few to take care of the house. 3 . In his departure he is accompanied by his bodyguard, and the six hundred men which followed him from Garb. 4 . Observing Ittai in the company, he suggests that,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:23

All the country wept. This general lamentation proves that David was not really unpopular in Jerusalem, though it was there that Absalom had dazzled the people by his magnificence, and sought to win favour by his gracious ways. By the country the inhabitants are meant, who watched the king's departure; while the people are David's followers—his retinue and attendants. The brook Kidron. This is a winter torrent, dry during most of the year, but serving at the rainy seasons to carry off... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:23-29

( ACROSS THE KIDRON .) The ark restored to its place. "Carry back the ark of God to the city" ( 2 Samuel 15:25 ). Having crossed the Kidron ravine amidst the loud wailing of the people, and halted for a moment in the ascent of Olivet, David was met by Zadok (of the elder branch of the Aaronic family), with the Levites, carrying the ark ( 2 Samuel 6:1-23 .), and by Abiathar (a descendant of Eli, of the younger branch). The former had come to him at Hebron (about thirty years... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:24

And Abiathar went up. This rendering, though confirmed by the versions, is very unintelligible. Whither did Abiathar go up? And moreover it is said that he continued going up until all David's followers had passed out of the city. Another possible rendering is, "And Abiathar offered (sacrifices) until all the people had done passing out of the city." Passages quoted in proof that the verb may be so rendered without the addition of the word "sacrifice" are 1 Samuel 2:28 and 2 Samuel 24:22 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:25-26

David's resignation to the will of God. David's character shone most brightly amid the darkness of adversity—in the early struggles and perils, and in these later ones. In these verses we see his superiority to a superstitious dependence on the presence of the ark as ensuring the presence and aid of God. He was thus much in advance of the Israelites, elders and people alike, in the days of Eli ( 1 Samuel 4:3-5 ). We take the verses, however, as evidencing David's profound submission to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:26

Let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. David's answer is full, not only of devout resignation and trust in God, but is remarkable also for the absence of superstition. He feels that God will not judge him by any mere outward sign or privilege, but in truth and equity. If he deserves condemnation, he will not escape it by carrying the ark about with him. If, on the contrary, God accepts him, he will restore him to the enjoyment of his spiritual privileges, and bring him back to worship at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:27

Art thou (not) a seer? Both the Authorized Version and the Revised Version evade the difficulty of this passage by inserting the word "not." It is one of the merits of the Revised Version that usually it does not take these liberties. But "Art thou a seer?" is meaningless; and the attempts, moreover, to show that Zadok was a seer fail entirely in proof. The receiving revelations by Urim and Thummim was a priestly, and not a prophetic, function. Without altering the text, the words may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:28

In the plain of the wilderness. The Revised Version has "at the fords of the wilderness," that is, it rightly keeps to the written Hebrew text (the K'tib), while the Authorized Version adopts a conjecture of the Massorites (the K'ri). This conjecture is the substitution of arboth for abroth, and they have made the same alteration at 2 Samuel 17:16 . But the substitution is uncalled for and mischievous; for David would not halt indefinitely in the plain, the Arabah (of which Arboth is... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:13-30

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:28

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