Succour us out of the city - David, with a reserve force, would hold the city, and either support the troops in case of need, or re…

Now thou art worth ten thousand of us. —The Hebrew text reads now, but without thou, and as it stands m…

But the people answered, thou shalt not go forth They were as resolute as David:

for if we flee away, …

How does David render good for evil! Absalom desired that only David be struck down; David desired that only Absalom be spared. This seems to be a …