And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
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More right in David than you. —The Septuagint adds, “and I am the firstborn rather than you,”—an unnecessary gloss, and certainly …
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said ,
&c.] They replied to them, as follows:
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
The men of Israel thought themselves despised, and the fiercer words of the men of Judah produced very bad effects. Much evil might be avoided, if …
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Charles Ellicott
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