“I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I counsel that all Israel. — Hushai had before him a difficult task. He not only had to “make the worse appear the better reason,” but als…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore I counsel

My advice is as follows:

that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, so that he could not rest in Ahithophel's couns…