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Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
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Joab's Deference to the King
Commentators highlight Joab's remarkable loyalty in this verse. Although he had done the hard work of besieging Rabbah, he called for David to deliver the final blow. This was so the king, not the general, would receive the public honor and have the city named after him. Scholars see this as a powerful example of a subordinate honoring his leader's authority and reputation.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
The rest of the people. —Joab proposes a general muster of the remaining forces of Israel, either because additional force was act…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together The rest of the soldiers in the land of Israel, and come to Rab…
Presbyterian
To be this severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet softened by repentance, when this took plac…
