2 Samuel 17:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

Hushai said moreover, "You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.

Commentaries

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

For (said Hushai) you know your father and his men, that
they are mighty men
Men of c…

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…