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A Message of Disaster
The messenger's claim to have “escaped” from the “camp of Israel” immediately signaled a military disaster. Commentators explain that this phrase alone would have conveyed to David that Israel's army was defeated and in chaos. The man presented himself as an eyewitness to a national catastrophe.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 1:3
19th Century
Bishop
Out of the camp of Israel. It has been questioned whether this Amalekite had actually been in the army of Israel. The expression i…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 1:3
17th Century
Pastor
And David said to him, from where you come ?
&c.] It is very likely by his appearance and circumstances he suspected…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 1:1–10
17th Century
Minister
The blow that opened David's way to the throne was given around the time he had been greatly distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lor…