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David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
Out of the camp of Israel. It has been questioned whether this Amalekite had actually been in the army of Israel. The expression i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David said to him, from where you come ? &c.] It is very likely by his appearance and circumstances he suspected…
Presbyterian
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…
