2 Samuel 19:43 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?" But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

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 …

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