John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 18:28
2Sa 18:28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. Ver. 28. All is well. ] Heb., Peace; or, There is peace, the daughter of war, εχηρος πατρος φιλτατον τεκνον , as the Romans said of Pompey, The lovely daughter of an ugly mother. By "peace" the Hebrews signify all prosperity and happiness. read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 18:1-33
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 of Ephraim; but was called so, either because Jephthah defeated the Ephraimites there, Judges 12:0., or on some other account. Rabbi Abulensis says, there was a precipice in this wood over which the routed mass of the rebels were driven. 2 Samuel 18:11 . And a girdle. This would have been... read more