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A Simple, Obedient Messenger
Commentators note the straightforward nature of this verse. The messenger obediently travels a significant distance—what one scholar calculates as 64 miles—to deliver his report. The simplicity of his action stands in stark contrast to the complex and sinful web of events that his message is about.
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2 Samuel
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John Gill
On 2 Samuel 11:22
17th Century
Pastor
So the messenger went
From Joab, from the army before Rabbah:
and came ;
to Da…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 11:14–27
17th Century
Minister
Adulteries often lead to murders, and one wickedness is often covered by another. The beginnings of sin are greatly to be feared, for who knows whe…