And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the Lord our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us;
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All the congregation of Israel. —As represented by the Council of Chiefs, who, according to the passage in Samuel, were 30,000 in …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If …
John Gill
JohnGill
And David said to all the congregation of Israel
To the above persons, as representatives of it:
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Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
David did not say, "What magnificent thing shall I do now?" or, "What pleasant thing?" but, "What pious thing?" so that he might have the comfort a…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott