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And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Cut off their hands ... - After they were dead. Their hands and feet were hung up in a public place, both to deter others and to let all Isr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Over the pool in Hebron. —The mutilation of the bodies of the criminals was itself a disgrace, and the hanging them up near the po…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them
He ordered some of his guards about him to fall on them, and p…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A person may be glad to obtain his just wishes, and yet genuinely regret the means by which he receives them. He may be sorry for the death of a pe…

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