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But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Think you that David does honor your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Aren`t his servants come to you to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
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The Danger of Suspicion
Matthew Henry's commentary uses this event as a spiritual lesson. The Ammonite princes, driven by suspicion, rejected David's genuine kindness. This illustrates a broader spiritual truth: our only true safety is in submitting to God and seeking peace with Him, not in harboring suspicion and fear which leads to conflict.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Are not his servants come... for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? —Literally, Is it not to searc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).
Presbyterian
The history is here repeated which we read in 2 Samuel 10. The only safety of sinners consists in submitting to the Lord, seeking peace with him, a…
