And your servant had two sons, but the two of them fought in the field, and there was no one to save them from each other, so one struck the other and killed him.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They two strove together. —The woman represents the fratricide as unpremeditated and without malice. This really made the case ess…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And thy handmaid had two sons
Two are observed, that her case might suit with Amnon and Absalom:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…