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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 17:15-23

Hushai Sends David A Message Telling Him To Flee Over The Jordan While He May, In Case Absalom Changes His Mind And Follows The Wise Counsel Of Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:15-23 ). The incident that follows, as Hushai raced to get a message through to David, is clear evidence that the information in this account was obtained from an eyewitness, for while it undoubtedly adds to the human interest, there is no reason at all for it to be invented. It adds nothing to the essentials of the account.... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 17:15-29

2 Samuel 17:15-Joel : . David Comes to Mahanaim (J). 2 Samuel 17:15-Ecclesiastes : . Meanwhile David was in constant communication with his agents in Jerusalem through Jonathan and Ahimaaz. But one day, apparently when the news of Ahithophel’ s advice was being conveyed to David, they were seen and pursued, but escaped by being hidden in a well ( cf. Joshua 2:6), and got away and brought the news to the king. 2 Samuel 17:17 . En-rogel: 1 Kings 1:9 *. 2 Samuel 17:20 . brook: michal, a word of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 17:18

A lad saw them, who knew them to be favourers of David, and observed them to wait there upon design, and to gain intelligence, and possibly saw the wench speaking privately to them. They went both of them away quickly; suspecting by this lad’s observation and carriage that they were discovered. Wither they went down; either to some hole in the side of the pit; or to the bottom of the pit, it being then dry, as pits often were in those hot countries. And this being in so open a place, they... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 17:19

Spread ground corn thereon, under pretence of drying it by the sun; which shows it was summer time. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 17:1-24

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 17:1. “This night,” “The night following David’s flight and Absalom’s entrance into Jerusalem, as we may see very clearly from 2 Samuel 17:16.” (Keil)2 Samuel 17:3. “Bring back.” “Ahithophel regards Absalom’s government as the only lawful one to which those fugitives must submit; their flight is in his eyes an act of insubordination, from which they are to be brought back.”—(Erdmann and others). “The man whom thou seekest,” etc. This is a very obscure... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 17:1-29

Last week we left David in very sad shape. His son Absalom had rebelled against him, had gone down to Hebron and had gathered Israel to his support, who he had gradually been enticing away from his father. When he felt that he had enough strength, he announced his kingdom, and began moving with his troops towards Jerusalem.David, rather than having a direct confrontation with his son Absalom, began to flee from Jerusalem with a great company of people with him. Leaving the city of Jerusalem,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 17:1-29

2 Samuel 17:17 . En-rogel was near Jerusalem. Joshua 15:7-8. 2 Samuel 17:21 . Thus hath Ahithophel counselled. This disclosure of Absalom’s plans saved David from being surprised, and drove him across the Jordan, where he received strength in Gilead, and supplies from Shobi, viceroy of the Ammonites. In this case wisdom was more than might. The royal person is safer to be surrounded with pious men, than with an assembly of atheists. 2 Samuel 17:25 . Amasa, whose mother was David’s... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Samuel 17:7-23

2 Samuel 17:7-23And Hushai said unto Absalom. Hushai’s advice preferredThe wisest man in the world is not wise at all times: though Achitophel commonly gives successful counsel, yet, with his good leave, he hath missed the mark at this time, and in this case.I. Hushai’s grand design was first to invalidate the perilous counsel Achitophel had given, before he gave his own opinion he hereupon discovers the danger of Achitophel’s advice from three topics.1. The first is taken from the valour of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 17:18

2Sa 17:18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down. Ver. 18. Nevertheless a lad saw them. ] As the devil never wanteth instruments in such cases to work mischief. Who this lad was, it mattereth not: but sure he was none of Absalom’s horsemen, as Josephus writeth. read more