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2 Samuel 18

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Introduction

1:9 anguish (a-16) Others, 'bewilderment.'

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Verse 3

18:3 for (b-35) Some read 'for now thou art worth.'

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Verse 12

18:12 you], (a-49) Others, including LXX, read 'Take care for my sake.'

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Verse 13

18:13 concealed (b-16) Or 'if I had acted falsely against his life nothing is concealed.'

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Verse 14

18:14 spears (c-15) Lit. 'rods (staves).' body, (d-24) Lit. 'into the midst (heart) of Absalom.'

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Verse 16

18:16 back (e-17) Some translate, 'spared.'

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Verse 21

18:21 Cushite, (f-6) Or 'Ethiopian.'

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Verse 23

18:23 plain, (g-23) Lit. 'circle.' see Genesis 13:10 .

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Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/2-samuel-18.html. 1857-67.

Bible Commentaries2 Samuel 18

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2 Samuel 18