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Then your handmaid said, Please let the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Yahweh your God be with you.
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David's Angelic Wisdom
The woman's comparison of David to "an angel of God" was a profound compliment to his wisdom. Commentators explain this wasn't mere flattery but an acknowledgment of his God-given ability to "discern good and bad." One scholar even suggests it implies David's decision would be as right as a verdict from "the Angel of God" himself.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As an angel of God—rather, as "the" Angel of God, and therefore whatever David decided would be right.
19th Century
Anglican
An angel of God. — Compare 2 Samuel 14:20; 2 Samuel 19:27; 1 Samuel 29:9.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then your handmaid said, the word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable Or, "f…
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