She said to him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The sense of the passage is likely this: "And she spoke with him on account of this great wrong in sending me away, greater than the other wrong wh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There is no cause. —The Hebrew is elliptical and difficult; various interpretations are suggested, among which that given in the Authorise…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And she said unto him, [there is] no cause
For such treatment as this:

this evil in sending me aw…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Henceforth, David was followed by one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins. Similar sins among his children were the beginn…

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