John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:35
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests ?.... To assist in forming schemes directly opposite to Ahithophel's, or to whom he could communicate the secrets of Absalom's court: therefore it shall be that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house ; Absalom's, who had now, at possession of the house and palace of David: thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests ; to whom he might have recourse without suspicion, pretending he had... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:34
But if thou return to the city ,.... To the city of Jerusalem, from whence it seems he came: and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king ; as he was by usurpation, and by the proclamation of the people with him. David directs him to address him thus, that he might have no suspicion of him, having been an old friend of his: as I have been thy father's servant hitherto ; perhaps in the character of a counsellor, as it should seem, since as such he was afterwards employed by... read more