Bring ropes to that city. — Hushai here makes use of hyperbole to show the irresistible power of all Israel united, and therefore the cert…

Moreover, if he be gotten into a city
A strong fortified place, thinking to secure himself there, where he might hol…

Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, so that he could not rest in Ahithophel's couns…