So the Lord will return his blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword—Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah—though my father David did not know it.
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Shall return his blood — that is, “his shedding of blood.”
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head
By way of retaliation, blood for blood:
who…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Solomon's words to Abiathar, and Abiathar's silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those who show kindness to God's pe…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes