There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A parable probably without foundation in fact. Critics who ascribe this book to a late age offer no better suggestion than that the “little city” m…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Idle attempts have been made to find a historical reference in this passage. What is told here is so like the story (2 Samuel 20:0) of …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[There was] a little city, and few men within it
Which some take to be a piece of history, a real matter of fact; th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A man may, by his wisdom, accomplish what he could never do by his strength. If God be for us, who can be against us? Or who can stand bef…