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who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn`t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?` then shall you say, `Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.`"
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A Calculated Message
Commentators explain that Joab's message was a masterclass in manipulation. He anticipated David's anger over the foolish military tactic of getting too close to the wall, even preparing a historical example (Abimelech's death) that David might use. The final news of Uriah's death was designed to be the 'good news' that would immediately pacify the king's feigned anger.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who smote Abimelech ... - This reference indicates that in David’s time, the national annals of that period existed in an accessible form, a…
19th Century
Anglican
Who struck down Abimelech? —See Judges 9:53. Joab anticipated David’s anger at his apparent rashness, and charged the messenger, i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth ? &c.] The same with Jerubbaal, who was Gideon, (Judges 6:32…
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