And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” Yet 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 …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott